Below is the full list of qualified teams and the last-32 schedule:
Teams in the round of 32
The top two teams from each of the 12 groups along with the eight best third-placed teams, have advanced from the group stage to the round of 32. They are:
Group A: Mexico, South Africa
Group B: Switzerland, Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group C: Brazil, Morocco
Group D: USA, Australia, Paraguay
Group E: Germany, Ivory Coast, Ecuador
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden
Group G: Belgium, Egypt
Group H: Spain, Cape Verde
Group I: France, Norway, Senegal
Group J: Argentina, Austria, Algeria
Group K: Colombia, Portugal, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana
Cape Verde is the smallest nation to reach the World Cup knockouts [Phil Noble/Reuters]
Round of 32 full schedule
Sunday, June 28
South Africa vs Canada, noon (19:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium, California, United States
Monday, June 29
Brazil vs Japan, noon (17:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Texas, US
Germany vs Paraguay, 4:30pm (20:30 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Massachusetts, US
Netherlands vs Morocco, 7pm (01:00 GMT on Tuesday) – Monterrey Stadium, Mexico
Tuesday, June 30
Ivory Coast vs Norway, noon (17:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Texas, US
France vs Sweden, 5pm (21:00 GMT) – New York/New Jersey Stadium, US
Mexico vs Ecuador, 7pm (01:00 GMT on Wednesday) – Mexico City Stadium, Mexico
Vinicius Jr and Brazil face Japan in a blockbuster round of 32 match [Paul Childs/Reuters]
Wednesday, July 1
England vs DR Congo, noon (16:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Georgia, US
Belgium vs Senegal, 1pm (20:00 GMT) – Seattle Stadium, Washington, US
USA vs Bosnia, 5pm (00:00 GMT on Thursday) – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, California, US
Thursday, July 2
Spain vs Austria, noon (19:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium
Portugal vs Croatia, 7pm (23:00 GMT) – Toronto Stadium, Ontario, Canada
Switzerland vs Algeria, 8pm (03:00 GMT on Friday) – BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Friday, July 3
Australia vs Egypt, 1pm (18:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium
Argentina vs Cape Verde, 6pm (22:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Florida, US
Colombia vs Ghana, 8:30pm (01:30 GMT on Saturday) – Kansas City Stadium, Missouri, US
Lionel Messi and Argentina will start their 2026 World Cup knockout campaign against minnows Cape Verde [Paul Ellis/AFP]
