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World Cup 2026-1776671102](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/INTERACTIVE-Football-FIFA-Teams-that-have-qualified-for-the-World-Cup-2026-1776671102.png?quality=80) (Al Jazeera) ## Who are the groups? The tournament will feature 12 groups of four teams. The top two from each group advance automatically to the knockout stage
knockout stage of World Cup  with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over South Korea, becoming the first team at the 2026 World Cup
2026) - Best finish: Round of 16 (1994) - Overall record: W4 D2 L13 - FIFA world ranking: 61 **Overview** Saudi Arabia arrive in their seventh World Cup believing they can again surprise the football world. The Saudis
teams could be written off as a routine three points for global powerhouses. The Fennecs are not heading to World Cup 2026 and trying to sneak a third-place finish as they did in their
team in Charlotte, sees the 2026 World Cup as important to inspire a new generation of soccer fans in the U.S. "I have no doubt in my mind that we can win in a knockout
2026 opening match against South Korea [File: Paul Childs/Reuters] Before the Czech Republic and Slovakia became separate countries, confederated Czechoslovakia was for many years one of the best teams in Europe and finished World Cup
2026 qualification after a 0-0 draw with Jamaica at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on November 18, 2025.](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/afp_691ed3287ee2-1763627816.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C512&quality=80) Curacao are one of the four teams making their World Cup debut
knockout stages at World Cup 2026? **Previous World Cup appearances:** 2 **Best performance:** Group stage (1986, 2022) **First appearance:** 1986 (Mexico) **Top goal scorer:** Alphonso Davies (1) **Player to watch:** Alphonso Davies **FIFA world ranking
2026 World Cup](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/875/cpsprodpb/ee62/live/d2397240-5e54-11f1-a8d1-c3a6936cb189.jpg)Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Cape Verde are looking to become the first African team since Ghana in 2006 to reach the knockout stages
teams will have travel respite in the group stage, should they advance further, travel fatigue may arrive from the knockouts, with matches scattered all over. *The FIFA World Cup begins on June
2026 national team base camps and their locations? As the World Cup approaches its kickoff day, the participating teams are getting closer to finalising their squads and planning their final few weeks before the June
2026 World Cup roster in New York, last month.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5045x5045+1078+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F78%2Ffa%2Fd3769dbf466d9b9657112110136a%2Fwob-2336.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/12/nx-s1-5855763/2026-world-cup-usmnt-players-roster) ### [Soccer Edition](https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-98388/soccer-edition) ### [Your cheat sheet to the 26 players on the U.S. World Cup team](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/12/nx-s1-5855763/2026-world-cup-usmnt-players-roster) The group
World Cup 2026](/fifa-world-cup-2026/) knockout stages is open for both the United States and Australia, who meet in their second match in Seattle on Friday (19:00 GMT). After [thumping Paraguay 4-1 in their
knockout rounds. The Wolverhampton Wanderers forward is now keen for a repeat performance at the upcoming tournament. “If I can have another play like that, it will be great for myself and for our team
2026 groups: Which teams are favourites to progress? A record 48 teams will contest this summer’s World Cup, with 12 groups making up the first stage of the tournament. Twelve seeded teams are spread
2026-1776670771](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/INTERACTIVE-Football-FIFA-Venues-of-World-Cup-2026-1776670771.png?quality=80) ## The biggest participation pool and an extra knockout round The upcoming World Cup will be the biggest and most diverse edition so far, featuring 48 teams. Among those, nations from
knockout round, the FIFA Council confirmed an amendment to the regulations for the FIFA World Cup 2026 whereby single yellow cards in the final competition will be cancelled after the group stage and then again
teams must arrive in their respective host country no later than five days before their first group match. ## How many players will be on the World Cup roster? Each nation can name 26 players
2026 World Cup to secure their place in the knockout stage – the only goal came after 50 minutes and was a gift from South Korea. **Czechia v South Africa** | Teboho Mokoena’s 83rd-minute penalty