Build Your Own 2026 World Cup Bracket

Run the whole 2026 World Cup your way: pick who gets out of the groups, who plays who in the knockouts, and who lifts the trophy.

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Your predicted champion
Spain

Step 1: rank each group

Use the arrows to order all 4 teams in every group. The top 2 go through; the 3rd may still qualify.

Group A
  1. 1Mexico
  2. 2South Africa
  3. 3South Korea
  4. 4Czech Republic
Group B
  1. 1Switzerland
  2. 2Canada
  3. 3Bosnia and Herzegovina
  4. 4Qatar
Group C
  1. 1Brazil
  2. 2Morocco
  3. 3Scotland
  4. 4Haiti
Group D
  1. 1United States
  2. 2Australia
  3. 3Paraguay
  4. 4Turkey
Group E
  1. 1Germany
  2. 2Ivory Coast
  3. 3Ecuador
  4. 4Curaçao
Group F
  1. 1Netherlands
  2. 2Japan
  3. 3Sweden
  4. 4Tunisia
Group G
  1. 1Belgium
  2. 2Egypt
  3. 3Iran
  4. 4New Zealand
Group H
  1. 1Spain
  2. 2Cape Verde
  3. 3Uruguay
  4. 4Saudi Arabia
Group I
  1. 1France
  2. 2Norway
  3. 3Senegal
  4. 4Iraq
Group J
  1. 1Argentina
  2. 2Austria
  3. 3Algeria
  4. 4Jordan
Group K
  1. 1Colombia
  2. 2Portugal
  3. 3DR Congo
  4. 4Uzbekistan
Group L
  1. 1England
  2. 2Croatia
  3. 3Ghana
  4. 4Panama

Step 2: the 8 best 3rd-place teams

Pick the 8 groups whose 3rd-place team also makes the knockouts (8/8 chosen).

Step 3: the knockout bracket

Swipe sideways to move through the rounds

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Common questions

How does the bracket simulator work?

This free bracket predictor works in three steps: rank the 4 teams in each group, pick the 8 best 3rd-place teams, then tap your winner in every knockout game. Your picks flow through to a predicted champion.

Is this a 48-team World Cup simulator?

Yes. The 2026 World Cup has 48 teams in 12 groups, and this simulator runs that full 48-team format. The 64-team idea is only a proposal for 2030, so it does not apply to 2026.

Does it use the best 3rd-place teams?

Yes. You choose which 8 of the 12 groups send their 3rd-place team through, and they slot into the round of 32 to complete the 32-team bracket.

Is my bracket saved?

Yes. Your whole prediction is stored in the page link, so you can copy the URL to save it or share it.

Can I share my 2026 World Cup prediction?

Yes. Just copy the link to this page once you have filled it in. Anyone who opens it sees your exact bracket.

Are the matchups final?

Every real result is now loaded in, from the group stage to the final. Change any pick to run your own what-if, or use Reset to the real results to reload what actually happened.

How long does it take to fill in?

A couple of minutes. Rank the groups, pick your 8 best 3rd-place teams, then click through the knockouts to the final.

Want the real thing? See the official bracket and the final standings, and how the groups actually finished.

Official bracketFinal standingsHow qualifying worksWho is predicted to win?

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