World Cup 2026 Round of 32 tracker: Who’s qualified, who’s eliminated and who’s still alive
Yahoo Sports • • sports
Key Points:
- The 2026 World Cup group stage is concluding, with the top two teams from each of the 12 groups plus the eight best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 32.
- Several teams, including the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, and France, have already secured their knockout stage spots, while others are still competing for automatic qualification or third-place advancement.
- Groups A through F have mostly finalized their qualifiers, with notable third-place teams like South Korea, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ecuador, and Sweden advancing; Tunisia, Czechia, Haiti, and Curaçao have been eliminated.
- Groups G through L have remaining matches that will determine final qualifiers, with key battles involving Egypt, Belgium, Spain, Cape Verde, Uruguay, Algeria, Austria, Colombia, Portugal, England, Ghana, and Croatia.
- Tie-breaking criteria for teams level on points will be applied by FIFA to finalize standings and determine which third-place teams advance to the knockout stage.
