2026 World Cup Knockout Stage Schedule

Tournament: 2026 FIFA World Cup (23rd Edition) · Knockout Stage
Host Nations: United States · Canada · Mexico
Teams: 32 qualified teams (Top 2 from each group + 8 best third-placed teams)

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🏆 Knockout Rounds & Dates (US Local Dates)

🔹 Round of 32 (Last 32)

• Dates: June 30 – July 3, 2026
• Format: Single elimination, winners advance to Round of 16
• Matches: 16 matches

🔸 Round of 16

• Dates: July 6 – July 9, 2026
• Format: Single elimination, winners advance to Quarter-finals
• Matches: 8 matches

🔹 Quarter-finals

• Dates: July 11 – July 12, 2026
• Format: Single elimination, winners advance to Semi-finals
• Matches: 4 matches

🔸 Semi-finals

• Dates: July 14 – July 15, 2026
• Venues:
  • Semi-final 1: July 14 · AT&T Stadium · Dallas
  • Semi-final 2: July 15 · MetLife Stadium · New York/New Jersey
• Format: Single elimination, winners advance to Final

🥉 Third-Place Match

• Date: July 18, 2026
• Venue: Hard Rock Stadium · Miami
• Match: Two losing semi-finalists

🏆 Final

• Date: July 19, 2026
• Venue: MetLife Stadium · New York/New Jersey
• Kickoff Time (Eastern Time ET): 7:00 PM

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⏰ Key Match Times Across Time Zones

Semi-finals (July 14/15)

• Eastern Time (ET): 8:00 PM
• Central Time (CT): 7:00 PM
• Pacific Time (PT): 5:00 PM
• Beijing Time (UTC+8): Next day 8:00 AM (July 15/16)
• Spain Time (CEST): Next day 2:00 AM
• UK Time (BST): Next day 1:00 AM

Third-Place Match (July 18)

• Eastern Time (ET): 4:00 PM
• Beijing Time: July 18 · 10:00 PM
• Spain Time (CEST): July 18 · 10:00 PM
• UK Time (BST): July 18 · 9:00 PM

Final (July 19)

• Eastern Time (ET): 7:00 PM
• Beijing Time: July 20 · 7:00 AM
• Spain Time (CEST): July 20 · 1:00 AM
• UK Time (BST): July 20 · 12:00 AM (midnight)
• Japan Time (JST): July 20 · 8:00 AM
• Sydney Time (AEST): July 20 · 9:00 AM

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📌 Knockout Stage Venues

• AT&T Stadium (Dallas): Capacity 105,000 · Semi-final venue
• MetLife Stadium (New York/New Jersey): Capacity 82,500 · Semi-final & Final venue
• Hard Rock Stadium (Miami): Capacity 64,767 · Third-Place Match venue
• SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles): Capacity 70,240 · Semi-final venue
• Other stadiums: Gillette Stadium (Boston), Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia), NRG Stadium (Houston), etc. will host Round of 32, Round of 16, and Quarter-final matches.

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📊 Knockout Stage Rules

• If tied after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves) is played.
• If still tied after extra time, a penalty shootout determines the winner.
• Each team is allowed 5 substitutions during regulation time, and a 6th substitution if the match goes to extra time.
• VAR and semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) will be fully used.

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Source: FIFA official schedule. Kickoff times are subject to minor adjustments based on broadcast scheduling. Please refer to the final official announcement.