World Cup 2026 knockout stage tracker: USA, Mexico through; who’s in and who’s out?

As Matchday 2 continues in the 2026 World Cup, the Round of 32 picture is beginning to take shape.Two of the tournament’s three co-hosts, the United States and Mexico, have already clinched their respective groups and will advance to the knockout stage. Canada has picked up four points through their first two matches and face Switzerland on Wednesday, which will decide the Group B winner.

There will be 32 teams advancing to the knockout round following the group stage. The top two teams from each group will advance along with the eight best third-place teams. World Cup schedule | Group schedule, results | StandingsAccording to FIFA, here is how any ties will be broken:Step 1: greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; superior goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned; greatest number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concernedIf no decision can be made through this procedure, the criteria below shall apply as follows to the two or more teams still equal on points:Step 2: superior goal difference in all group matches; greatest number of goals scored in all group matches; highest team conduct score (players and team officials) relating to the number of yellow and red cards obtainedIf no decision can be made through the procedures of step one and two above, the following shall apply:Step 3: the two or more teams still equal on points shall be ranked according to the most recent published edition of the FIFA/Coca‑Cola Men's World RankingTeams qualified for the Round of 32: United States, MexicoThe U.

S. beat Paraguay and Australia to take Group D with one match (against Türkiye) to spare. They are locked into a July 1 knockout stage date against the third-place team from either Group B, E, F, I or J at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

Mexico posted clean sheets against South Africa and South Korea to win Group A. They will remain in Mexico and take on a third-place