American Soccer 2026

Tournament Overview

See the live qualification picture, projected round of 32, and the path through the knockouts.

The tournament engine now recalculates standings from current results and maps qualifiers into a full 48-team knockout structure.

Live State

Matches driving the table right now

England vs CroatiaGroup L - 17 June 2026ENG 1 - 0 CROHybrid live adapter (seeded provider-ready layer) - updated 12:05 UTClive

Qualification Picture

Current direct qualifiers and best third-place race

Mexico0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as group winnerGroup winner

South Africa0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as runner-upRunner-up

Canada0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as group winnerGroup winner

Qatar0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as runner-upRunner-up

Scotland3 pts, GD 2Projected to advance as group winnerGroup winner

Brazil0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as runner-upRunner-up

Australia0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as group winnerGroup winner

Paraguay0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as runner-upRunner-up

Curacao0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as group winnerGroup winner

Ecuador0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as runner-upRunner-up

Japan0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as group winnerGroup winner

Netherlands0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as runner-upRunner-up

Belgium0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as group winnerGroup winner

Egypt0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as runner-upRunner-up

Cape Verde0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as group winnerGroup winner

Saudi Arabia0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as runner-upRunner-up

France0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as group winnerGroup winner

Norway0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as runner-upRunner-up

Algeria1 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as group winnerGroup winner

Argentina1 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as runner-upRunner-up

Colombia0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as group winnerGroup winner

IC Path 1 Winner0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as runner-upRunner-up

England3 pts, GD 1Projected to advance as group winnerGroup winner

Ghana0 pts, GD 0Projected to advance as runner-upRunner-up

Best Third-Placed Teams

Projected eight extra qualifiers

#1 Austria0 pts, GD 0Currently projected to qualify as one of the best third-placed teamsProjected in

#2 Germany0 pts, GD 0Currently projected to qualify as one of the best third-placed teamsProjected in

#3 Iran0 pts, GD 0Currently projected to qualify as one of the best third-placed teamsProjected in

#4 Morocco0 pts, GD 0Currently projected to qualify as one of the best third-placed teamsProjected in

#5 Panama0 pts, GD 0Currently projected to qualify as one of the best third-placed teamsProjected in

#6 Portugal0 pts, GD 0Currently projected to qualify as one of the best third-placed teamsProjected in

#7 Senegal0 pts, GD 0Currently projected to qualify as one of the best third-placed teamsProjected in

#8 South Korea0 pts, GD 0Currently projected to qualify as one of the best third-placed teamsProjected in

#9 Spain0 pts, GD 0Currently outside the best-third cutoffOut

#10 Switzerland0 pts, GD 0Currently outside the best-third cutoffOut

#11 Tunisia0 pts, GD 0Currently outside the best-third cutoffOut

#12 United States0 pts, GD 0Currently outside the best-third cutoffOut

Projected Round Of 32

Next steps in the competition

R32 1Mexico vs South KoreaWinner A crosses with the last best third-place qualifier.Round of 32

R32 2Canada vs BrazilUpper-left bracket crossover.Round of 32

R32 3Scotland vs ParaguayScotland path if they top Group C.Round of 32

R32 4Australia vs SenegalHosts-side third-place crossover.Round of 32

R32 5Curacao vs NetherlandsMid-bracket pairing.Round of 32

R32 6Japan vs EgyptPotential European heavyweights path.Round of 32

R32 7Belgium vs Saudi ArabiaCross-conference pairing.Round of 32

R32 8Cape Verde vs PortugalOne of the best-third entry points.Round of 32

R32 9France vs ArgentinaLower-half left pairing.Round of 32

R32 10Algeria vs IC Path 1 WinnerArgentina-side crossover if they win Group J.Round of 32

R32 11Colombia vs GhanaEngland-side crossover if they finish second.Round of 32

R32 12England vs PanamaEngland winner path entry point.Round of 32

R32 13South Africa vs MoroccoRunner-up path into the upper half.Round of 32

R32 14Qatar vs IranSecond-place crossover with a strong third-place side.Round of 32

R32 15Ecuador vs GermanyLate-entry route for a runner-up.Round of 32

R32 16Norway vs AustriaHighest-ranked third-place team enters here.Round of 32

Later Knockout Rounds

How the bracket narrows after the round of 32

R16 1Winner R32-1 vs Winner R32-2Winner of R32 1 meets winner of R32 2.Round of 16

R16 2Winner R32-3 vs Winner R32-4Winner of R32 3 meets winner of R32 4.Round of 16

R16 3Winner R32-5 vs Winner R32-6Winner of R32 5 meets winner of R32 6.Round of 16

R16 4Winner R32-7 vs Winner R32-8Winner of R32 7 meets winner of R32 8.Round of 16

R16 5Winner R32-9 vs Winner R32-10Winner of R32 9 meets winner of R32 10.Round of 16

R16 6Winner R32-11 vs Winner R32-12Winner of R32 11 meets winner of R32 12.Round of 16

R16 7Winner R32-13 vs Winner R32-14Winner of R32 13 meets winner of R32 14.Round of 16

R16 8Winner R32-15 vs Winner R32-16Winner of R32 15 meets winner of R32 16.Round of 16

QF 1Winner R16-1 vs Winner R16-2Top-left quarter-final.Quarter-finals

QF 2Winner R16-3 vs Winner R16-4Top-right quarter-final.Quarter-finals

QF 3Winner R16-5 vs Winner R16-6Bottom-left quarter-final.Quarter-finals

QF 4Winner R16-7 vs Winner R16-8Bottom-right quarter-final.Quarter-finals

SF 1Winner QF-1 vs Winner QF-2Semi-final from the upper half.Semi-finals

SF 2Winner QF-3 vs Winner QF-4Semi-final from the lower half.Semi-finals

Third PlaceLoser SF-1 vs Loser SF-2Playoff between the losing semi-finalists.Third place

FinalWinner SF-1 vs Winner SF-2The World Cup final.Final