SEASON

2026 FIFA World Cup

Overview

The 2026 FIFA World Cup was hosted by Canada / Mexico / United States. Spain won the tournament, Argentina finished runners-up, England placed third and France fourth. Footballopedia connects this edition to its decisive matches, top scorer, champion manager and the wider World Cup graph.

Key facts

Host: Canada / Mexico / United States
Champion: Spain
Runner-up: Argentina
Third place: England
Fourth place: France
Format: Twelve groups of four; top two plus eight best third-placed teams advanced to a Round of 32
Top scorer: Kylian Mbappé (France) - 10 goals
Winning manager: Luis de la Fuente
Matches: 104
Goals: 308
Current season: 2026
Teams: 48

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Records

ChampionValue: Spain

Runner-upValue: Argentina

Third placeValue: England

Top scorerValue: Kylian Mbappé (France) - 10 goals

TeamsValue: 48

MatchesValue: 104

GoalsValue: 308

Matches

Mexico 2-0 South AfricaDate: 2026-06-11 · City: Mexico City · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Mexico

South Korea 2-1 Czech RepublicDate: 2026-06-11 · City: Guadalajara · Stage: Group A · Home Team: South Korea

Czech Republic 1-1 South AfricaDate: 2026-06-18 · City: Atlanta · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Czech Republic

Mexico 1-0 South KoreaDate: 2026-06-18 · City: Guadalajara · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Mexico

Czech Republic 0-3 MexicoDate: 2026-06-24 · City: Mexico City · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Czech Republic

South Africa 1-0 South KoreaDate: 2026-06-24 · City: Monterrey · Stage: Group A · Home Team: South Africa

Canada 1-1 Bosnia and HerzegovinaDate: 2026-06-12 · City: Toronto · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Canada

Qatar 1-1 SwitzerlandDate: 2026-06-13 · City: San Francisco · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Qatar

Switzerland 4-1 Bosnia and HerzegovinaDate: 2026-06-18 · City: Los Angeles · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Switzerland

Canada 6-0 QatarDate: 2026-06-18 · City: Vancouver · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Canada

Switzerland 2-1 CanadaDate: 2026-06-24 · City: Vancouver · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Switzerland

Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-1 QatarDate: 2026-06-24 · City: Seattle · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil 1-1 MoroccoDate: 2026-06-13 · City: East Rutherford · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Brazil

Haiti 0-1 ScotlandDate: 2026-06-13 · City: Boston · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Haiti

Scotland 0-1 MoroccoDate: 2026-06-19 · City: Boston · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Scotland

Brazil 3-0 HaitiDate: 2026-06-19 · City: Philadelphia · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Brazil

Scotland 0-3 BrazilDate: 2026-06-24 · City: Miami · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Scotland

Morocco 4-2 HaitiDate: 2026-06-24 · City: Atlanta · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Morocco

United States 4-1 ParaguayDate: 2026-06-12 · City: Los Angeles · Stage: Group D · Home Team: United States

Australia 2-0 TurkeyDate: 2026-06-13 · City: Vancouver · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Australia

United States 2-0 AustraliaDate: 2026-06-19 · City: Seattle · Stage: Group D · Home Team: United States

Turkey 0-1 ParaguayDate: 2026-06-19 · City: San Francisco · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Turkey

Turkey 3-2 United StatesDate: 2026-06-25 · City: Los Angeles · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Turkey

Paraguay 0-0 AustraliaDate: 2026-06-25 · City: San Francisco · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Paraguay

Germany 7-1 CuracaoDate: 2026-06-14 · City: Houston · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Germany

Ivory Coast 1-0 EcuadorDate: 2026-06-14 · City: Philadelphia · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Ivory Coast

Germany 2-1 Ivory CoastDate: 2026-06-20 · City: Toronto · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Germany

Ecuador 0-0 CuracaoDate: 2026-06-20 · City: Kansas City · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Ecuador

Curacao 0-2 Ivory CoastDate: 2026-06-25 · City: Philadelphia · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Curacao

Ecuador 2-1 GermanyDate: 2026-06-25 · City: East Rutherford · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Ecuador

Netherlands 2-2 JapanDate: 2026-06-14 · City: Dallas · Stage: Group F · Home Team: Netherlands

Sweden 5-1 TunisiaDate: 2026-06-14 · City: Monterrey · Stage: Group F · Home Team: Sweden

Netherlands 5-1 SwedenDate: 2026-06-20 · City: Houston · Stage: Group F · Home Team: Netherlands

Tunisia 0-4 JapanDate: 2026-06-20 · City: Monterrey · Stage: Group F · Home Team: Tunisia

Japan 1-1 SwedenDate: 2026-06-25 · City: Dallas · Stage: Group F · Home Team: Japan

Tunisia 1-3 NetherlandsDate: 2026-06-25 · City: Kansas City · Stage: Group F · Home Team: Tunisia

Belgium 1-1 EgyptDate: 2026-06-15 · City: Seattle · Stage: Group G · Home Team: Belgium

Iran 2-2 New ZealandDate: 2026-06-15 · City: Los Angeles · Stage: Group G · Home Team: Iran

Belgium 0-0 IranDate: 2026-06-21 · City: Los Angeles · Stage: Group G · Home Team: Belgium

New Zealand 1-3 EgyptDate: 2026-06-21 · City: Vancouver · Stage: Group G · Home Team: New Zealand

Egypt 1-1 IranDate: 2026-06-26 · City: Seattle · Stage: Group G · Home Team: Egypt

New Zealand 1-5 BelgiumDate: 2026-06-26 · City: Vancouver · Stage: Group G · Home Team: New Zealand

Spain 0-0 Cape VerdeDate: 2026-06-15 · City: Atlanta · Stage: Group H · Home Team: Spain

Saudi Arabia 1-1 UruguayDate: 2026-06-15 · City: Miami · Stage: Group H · Home Team: Saudi Arabia

Spain 4-0 Saudi ArabiaDate: 2026-06-21 · City: Atlanta · Stage: Group H · Home Team: Spain

Uruguay 2-2 Cape VerdeDate: 2026-06-21 · City: Miami · Stage: Group H · Home Team: Uruguay

Cape Verde 0-0 Saudi ArabiaDate: 2026-06-26 · City: Houston · Stage: Group H · Home Team: Cape Verde

Uruguay 0-1 SpainDate: 2026-06-26 · City: Guadalajara · Stage: Group H · Home Team: Uruguay

France 3-1 SenegalDate: 2026-06-16 · City: East Rutherford · Stage: Group I · Home Team: France

Iraq 1-4 NorwayDate: 2026-06-16 · City: Boston · Stage: Group I · Home Team: Iraq

France 3-0 IraqDate: 2026-06-22 · City: Philadelphia · Stage: Group I · Home Team: France

Norway 3-2 SenegalDate: 2026-06-22 · City: East Rutherford · Stage: Group I · Home Team: Norway

Norway 1-4 FranceDate: 2026-06-26 · City: Boston · Stage: Group I · Home Team: Norway

Senegal 5-0 IraqDate: 2026-06-26 · City: Toronto · Stage: Group I · Home Team: Senegal

Argentina 3-0 AlgeriaDate: 2026-06-16 · City: Kansas City · Stage: Group J · Home Team: Argentina

Austria 3-1 JordanDate: 2026-06-16 · City: San Francisco · Stage: Group J · Home Team: Austria

Argentina 2-0 AustriaDate: 2026-06-22 · City: Dallas · Stage: Group J · Home Team: Argentina

Jordan 1-2 AlgeriaDate: 2026-06-22 · City: San Francisco · Stage: Group J · Home Team: Jordan

Algeria 3-3 AustriaDate: 2026-06-27 · City: Kansas City · Stage: Group J · Home Team: Algeria

Jordan 1-3 ArgentinaDate: 2026-06-27 · City: Dallas · Stage: Group J · Home Team: Jordan

Portugal 1-1 DR CongoDate: 2026-06-17 · City: Houston · Stage: Group K · Home Team: Portugal

Uzbekistan 1-3 ColombiaDate: 2026-06-17 · City: Mexico City · Stage: Group K · Home Team: Uzbekistan

Portugal 5-0 UzbekistanDate: 2026-06-23 · City: Houston · Stage: Group K · Home Team: Portugal

Colombia 1-0 DR CongoDate: 2026-06-23 · City: Guadalajara · Stage: Group K · Home Team: Colombia

Colombia 0-0 PortugalDate: 2026-06-27 · City: Miami · Stage: Group K · Home Team: Colombia

DR Congo 3-1 UzbekistanDate: 2026-06-27 · City: Atlanta · Stage: Group K · Home Team: DR Congo

England 4-2 CroatiaDate: 2026-06-17 · City: Dallas · Stage: Group L · Home Team: England

Ghana 1-0 PanamaDate: 2026-06-17 · City: Toronto · Stage: Group L · Home Team: Ghana

England 0-0 GhanaDate: 2026-06-23 · City: Boston · Stage: Group L · Home Team: England

Panama 0-1 CroatiaDate: 2026-06-23 · City: Toronto · Stage: Group L · Home Team: Panama

Panama 0-2 EnglandDate: 2026-06-27 · City: East Rutherford · Stage: Group L · Home Team: Panama

Croatia 2-1 GhanaDate: 2026-06-27 · City: Philadelphia · Stage: Group L · Home Team: Croatia

South Africa 0-1 CanadaDate: 2026-06-28 · City: Los Angeles · Stage: Round of 32 · Home Team: South Africa

Brazil 2-1 JapanDate: 2026-06-29 · City: Houston · Stage: Round of 32 · Home Team: Brazil

Germany 1-1 ParaguayDate: 2026-06-29 · City: Boston · Stage: Round of 32 · Home Team: Germany

Netherlands 1-1 MoroccoDate: 2026-06-29 · City: Monterrey · Stage: Round of 32 · Home Team: Netherlands

Ivory Coast 1-2 NorwayDate: 2026-06-30 · City: Dallas · Stage: Round of 32 · Home Team: Ivory Coast

France 3-0 SwedenDate: 2026-06-30 · City: East Rutherford · Stage: Round of 32 · Home Team: France

Mexico 2-0 EcuadorDate: 2026-06-30 · City: Mexico City · Stage: Round of 32 · Home Team: Mexico

England 2-1 DR CongoDate: 2026-07-01 · City: Atlanta · Stage: Round of 32 · Home Team: England

Belgium 3-2 SenegalDate: 2026-07-01 · City: Seattle · Stage: Round of 32 · Home Team: Belgium

United States 2-0 Bosnia and HerzegovinaDate: 2026-07-01 · City: San Francisco · Stage: Round of 32 · Home Team: United States

Spain 3-0 AustriaDate: 2026-07-02 · City: Los Angeles · Stage: Round of 32 · Home Team: Spain

Portugal 2-1 CroatiaDate: 2026-07-02 · City: Toronto · Stage: Round of 32 · Home Team: Portugal

Switzerland 2-0 AlgeriaDate: 2026-07-02 · City: Vancouver · Stage: Round of 32 · Home Team: Switzerland

Australia 1-1 EgyptDate: 2026-07-03 · City: Dallas · Stage: Round of 32 · Home Team: Australia

Argentina 3-2 Cape VerdeDate: 2026-07-03 · City: Miami · Stage: Round of 32 · Home Team: Argentina

Colombia 1-0 GhanaDate: 2026-07-03 · City: Kansas City · Stage: Round of 32 · Home Team: Colombia

Canada 0-3 MoroccoDate: 2026-07-04 · City: Houston · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Canada

Paraguay 0-1 FranceDate: 2026-07-04 · City: Philadelphia · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Paraguay

Brazil 1-2 NorwayDate: 2026-07-05 · City: East Rutherford · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Brazil

Mexico 2-3 EnglandDate: 2026-07-05 · City: Mexico City · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Mexico

Portugal 0-1 SpainDate: 2026-07-06 · City: Dallas · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Portugal

United States 1-4 BelgiumDate: 2026-07-06 · City: Seattle · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: United States

Argentina 3-2 EgyptDate: 2026-07-07 · City: Atlanta · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Argentina

Switzerland 0-0 ColombiaDate: 2026-07-07 · City: Vancouver · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Switzerland

France 2-0 MoroccoDate: 2026-07-09 · City: Boston · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: France

Spain 2-1 BelgiumDate: 2026-07-10 · City: Los Angeles · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: Spain

Norway 1-2 EnglandDate: 2026-07-11 · City: Miami · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: Norway

Argentina 3-1 SwitzerlandDate: 2026-07-11 · City: Kansas City · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: Argentina

France 0-2 SpainDate: 2026-07-14 · City: Dallas · Stage: Semi-finals · Home Team: France

England 1-2 ArgentinaDate: 2026-07-15 · City: Atlanta · Stage: Semi-finals · Home Team: England

France 4-6 EnglandDate: 2026-07-18 · City: Miami · Stage: Third-place match · Home Team: France

Spain 1-0 ArgentinaDate: 2026-07-19 · City: East Rutherford · Stage: Final · Home Team: Spain

Tournament story

The first 48-team men's World Cup featured 104 matches across Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Spain won their second men's World Cup by defeating Argentina 1-0 after extra time.

Kylian Mbappé won the Golden Boot with 10 goals, while Rodri won the Golden Ball.

Final / decisive match

Home: Spain
Away: Argentina
Home Score: 1
Away Score: 0
Venue: New York New Jersey Stadium
City: East Rutherford
Date: 2026-07-19
Extra Time: 1

Third-place match

Home: England
Away: France
Home Score: 6
Away Score: 4
Venue: Miami Stadium
City: Miami
Date: 2026-07-18