Thirty-two teams made it out of the group stage and into the knockout round at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The top two teams from each of the 12 groups and the top eight third-place teams will compete for the championship over the next three weeks.

The Israel National Basketball Team has already advanced to the next stage of qualifying, which will take place at the end of August.

With the final round of group fixtures under way the path to the World Cup final on 19 July is starting to take shape.

Since Gilgeous-Alexander ascended into an eventual two-time MVP winner, Canada has enjoyed its best era of international hoops. They finished bronze in the 2023 FIBA World Cup and advanced to the 2024 Olympic quarterfinals before being knocked out by France. Expect them to likely take part in the 2027 FIBA World Cup and 2028 Olympics.

There are a record number of teams that qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here is every country participating in soccer's biggest global event.

The World Cup's first ever last-32 knockout round is well under way and serving up plenty of shock results and late drama.

Wales' Women's World Cup round one play-off second leg against Albania will be played at Parc y Scarlets.

Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Africa, Cabo Verde and Egypt all reach the Round of 32 in the expanded 2026 Fifa World Cup after breakthrough group-stage campaigns.

World Cup Round of 16 schedule. Here's the schedule to note as teams qualify: Saturday, July 4. 1 p.m. ET -- Canada vs.Morocco - Houston Stadium. 5 p.m. ET -- Paraguay vs. France/