Matchday 2 dey hot for 2026 World Cup, and di knockout stage picture dey clear small small. Two of di tournament co-hosts, United States and Mexico, don already win dia groups and go advance to di Round of 32.
Canada don collect four points from dia first two matches, and dem go face Switzerland on Wednesday to decide who go top Group B.
For di group stage, 32 teams go move to knockout round. Di top two teams from each group go advance, plus di eight best third-place teams.
Paraguay and Australia don take Group D with one match to spare against Türkiye. Dem don lock into a July 1 knockout date against di third-place team from either Group B, E, F, I or J at Levi’s Stadium for Santa Clara, California.
Mexico post clean sheets against South Africa and South Korea to win Group A. Dem go stay for Mexico and face a third-place team from Group C, E, F, H, or I on June 30 at Estadio Azteca for Mexico City.
Germany don advance to Round of 32 after back-to-back wins over Curaçao and Ivory Coast. Ecuador and Curaçao play draw, and dat clinch Group E for di Germans. Dem go face a third-place team from Group A, B, C, D or F on June 29 for Boston.
Haiti dey play dia first World Cup since 1974, and dem still dey search for dia first win. Dem lose opening match to Scotland and shutout again against Brazil. Dem go finish dia tournament on Wednesday against Morocco.
Türkiye wey dem think go contend for Group D title don crash out after two defeats to Australia and Paraguay. Dem go play dia last match on Thursday for Los Angeles.
Tunisia open World Cup with 5-1 thrashing from Sweden. Di federation fire dia manager di next day and hire Hervé Renard, but di move no work. A 4-0 loss to Japan for Renard debut send Tunisia out of tournament.
FIFA don make tweaks to knockout stage for dis World Cup. For competitive balance, dem create two pathways to semifinals wey go prevent di two highest-ranking teams from meeting before final if dem win dia groups. For example, Spain be di highest-ranked team, and defending champion Argentina be number two. Dem draw dem into opposite pathways. Same for France and England.
