World Cup live bracket: Projected round of 16 games. Who plays who?

Teams have made it past the group stages into the 2026 World Cup knockout round. Now comes the fight to advance deep in the tournament.

The round of 32 is underway, the first of what will be five knockout rounds to determine the World Cup champion. It's the first time the knockout round begins with 32 teams thanks to the newly expanded tournament, meaning each squad needed to win an additional match to reach the coveted round of 16.

As the next round starts to take shape and teams start to advance to the next round, here is what the projected round of 16 bracket looks like.

Who is in World Cup round of 16?

As of Tuesday, June 30, 12:30 a.m. ET

• Canada (defeated South Africa, 1-0)
• Brazil (defeated Japan, 2-1)
• Paraguay (defeated Germany 1-1 in penalty shootout)
• Morocco (defeated Netherlands 1-1 in penalty shootout)

World Cup bracket: Round of 16 games projection

Projections as of Tuesday, June 30, 12:30 a.m. ET. Teams in bold are confirmed to be in that slot in the bracket.

• Paraguay vs. France (July 4, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• Canada vs. Morocco (July 4, NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas)
• Portugal vs. Spain (July 6, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas)
• United States vs. Senegal (July 6, Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington)
• Brazil vs. Norway (July 5, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey)
• Mexico vs. England (July 5, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico)
• Argentina vs. Egypt (July 7, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia)
• Switzerland vs. Colombia (July 7, Vancouver Stadium, Vancouver, Canada)