Independent coverage of the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA: every knockout result, final group tables, all 48 teams and the 16 venues.
World Cup 2026 Final · 19 July 2026
1 – 0
FULL TIME (after extra time) · Spain are world champions
The first World Cup with 48 nations, in 12 groups of four.
Played from 11 June to 19 July 2026, including a new Round of 32.
11 in the USA, 3 in Mexico and 2 in Canada.
An average of 2.96 goals per match across the tournament.
Figures checked against FIFA and published match reports.
The biggest stories of the first 48-team World Cup, from the road to the finals to the night Spain lifted the trophy.
Final tables for Groups A to L. Teams marked with a tick advanced to the knockout stage.
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico ✓ | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa ✓ | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland ✓ | 7 |
| 2 | Canada ✓ | 4 |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina ✓ | 4 |
| 4 | Qatar | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil ✓ | 7 |
| 2 | Morocco ✓ | 7 |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 |
| 4 | Haiti | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA ✓ | 6 |
| 2 | Australia ✓ | 4 |
| 3 | Paraguay ✓ | 4 |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany ✓ | 6 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast ✓ | 6 |
| 3 | Ecuador ✓ | 4 |
| 4 | Curaçao | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands ✓ | 7 |
| 2 | Japan ✓ | 5 |
| 3 | Sweden ✓ | 4 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium ✓ | 5 |
| 2 | Egypt ✓ | 5 |
| 3 | Iran | 3 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain ✓ | 7 |
| 2 | Cape Verde ✓ | 3 |
| 3 | Uruguay | 2 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | France ✓ | 9 |
| 2 | Norway ✓ | 6 |
| 3 | Senegal ✓ | 3 |
| 4 | Iraq | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina ✓ | 9 |
| 2 | Austria ✓ | 4 |
| 3 | Algeria ✓ | 4 |
| 4 | Jordan | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia ✓ | 7 |
| 2 | Portugal ✓ | 5 |
| 3 | DR Congo ✓ | 4 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | England ✓ | 7 |
| 2 | Croatia ✓ | 6 |
| 3 | Ghana ✓ | 4 |
| 4 | Panama | 0 |
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