The 2026 World Cup is the largest in the tournament's history: 48 teams, 104 matches, and three host nations. This page brings the whole competition together — the group stage, the knockout bracket, the venues and the live scores — so the tournament can be followed from one place rather than assembled from several.
The expansion changed the shape of the competition, not just its size. Twelve groups of four replace the eight groups of 2022, the top two from each advance along with the eight best third-placed teams, and a new Round of 32 sits in front of the Round of 16. A team that reaches the final now plays eight matches rather than seven.
The tiebreakers follow the 2026 regulations rather than the ones people remember. That distinction matters this cycle: head-to-head record is now applied before overall goal difference, a reversal of the order used through 2022. Two teams level on points are separated first by what happened when they played each other.
Coverage of previous tournaments is available too: the fixtures and results of earlier editions, the same way this one is presented.