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What is the Round of 32 in FIFA World Cup 2026? With whose arrival the thrill of the tournament will double.

By Samira Vishwas

Explainer: In a few days, football fans around the world will be crazy about FIFA World Cup 2026. Fans are eagerly waiting for this tournament to be played every 4 years. This time’s FIFA World Cup is also going to be historic in many ways. This time fans will get to see many new things, one of which is Round of 32. Now fans might be thinking that this is done, so let us tell you what Round of 32 is…

48 teams will participate for the first time in FIFA World Cup history

A total of 48 teams are participating in the FIFA World Cup 2026 and a total of 104 matches will be played between these teams. For the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup, 48 teams will participate and more than 100 matches will be played between them. Last time i.e. till 2022, 32 teams used to participate in the FIFA World Cup. A total of 64 matches were played between these teams, but this time more than 100 matches will be played between 48 teams. That means the thrill of this tournament is going to double even more.

All 48 teams are divided into 12 groups

These 48 teams have been divided into 12 groups and each group includes 4-4 teams. The group stage competition will run from June 11 to June 27. After the end of the group stage, the round off will start, which is also called the knockout stage competition. The top 2 teams from each group and a total of 8 third placed teams will qualify for the Round of 32. Now football fans will be wondering what this Round of 32 is. Before this there was round of 16, so let us tell.

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What is the Round of 32 that will be seen in the FIFA World Cup this time?

Only 32 teams participated in the FIFA World Cup from 1998 to 2022. After the end of the group stage matches, a total of 16 teams reached the next round, which was called Round of 16. The topper teams of their respective groups used to reach this round, but now the number of teams has increased. Because of this, now after the end of the group stage, 32 teams instead of 16 will reach the next round. This is called Round of 32.

In FIFA World Cup 2026, the third placed team of the group will also reach the next round.

The top-2 teams of 12 groups will reach the Round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup 2026. Apart from this, the 8 best performing teams among those who will finish third in their group will also reach the next round. In this way, the round of 32 will be formed by including the top 2 teams of 12 groups i.e. 24 teams and the 8 third placed teams.

Top-2 teams will reach Round of 16

A total of 16 matches will be played in the round of 32. These matches will be played from June 28 to July 3, 2026, out of which the 16 winning teams will go to the next round, which is called Round of 16. Whereas the losing team will be out of the tournament. A total of 8 matches are played in the Round of 16, out of which the winning teams reach the quarter-finals, while the losing teams are eliminated from the tournament. The Round of 16 matches will be played from July 4 to July 7.

4 teams will make it to the semi-finals

After this, 4 quarter final matches are played between 8 teams. Out of these, the four winning teams reach the semi-finals. Whereas the losing team is out of the tournament. Then a semi-final match is played between these 4 teams and the 2 winning teams reach the final.

The final of FIFA World Cup 2026 will be played on July 19.

After this, the final match of FIFA World Cup 2026 will be played on 19 July 2026 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. This time the FIFA World Cup is going to be historic for one more thing. In fact, for the first time in the history of this tournament, a “Half Time Show” is being organized in the final match. Many international stars will perform in the “Half Time Show” of the final match, which includes star singers Shakira, Madonna and K-pop’s famous group BTS. it Grand The show will be organized under the supervision of Chris Martin of Coldplay. In such a situation, apart from football fans, BTS fans are also very excited for the FIFA World Cup this time.

FIFA World Cup 2026 schedule

The FIFA World Cup 2026 will start from June 11 and the group stage matches will be played till June 27. After this the knockout stage will start. The first round i.e. Round of 32 will be played from June 28 to July 3. After this, the Round of 16 matches will be played from July 4 to July 7. after this Quarter final matches will be played from July 9 to July 11. Then two semi-final matches will be played on 14 and 15 July. After this, a competition for third place (bronze medal) will be organized on July 8.

List of total 48 teams participating in FIFA World Cup 2026

Mexico, United States of America (USA), Canada, South Africa, South Korea, Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland, Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland, Paraguay, Australia, Turkey, Germany, Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia, Belgium, Egypt (Egypt), Iran, New Zealand, Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, France, Senegal, Iraq, Norway, Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan, Portugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia, England, Croatia, Ghana and Panama.

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