FIFA World Cup 2026

Completed · First 48-team edition · 16 host cities · 104 matches · 11 June – 19 July 2026.

Tournament stats

Top scorers
  1. 1
    Kylian Mbappé
    France
    10G
  2. 2
    L. Messi
    Argentina
    8G
  3. 3
    J. Bellingham
    England
    7G
  4. 4
    E. Haaland
    Norway
    7G
  5. 5
    O. Dembélé
    France
    6G
  6. 6
    H. Kane
    England
    6G
  7. 7
    Mikel Oyarzabal
    Spain
    5G
  8. 8
    J. Quiñones
    Mexico
    4G
  9. 9
    Vinícius Júnior
    Brazil
    4G
  10. 10
    I. Sarr
    Senegal
    4G
  11. 11
    D. Undav
    Germany
    3G
  12. 12
    J. Manzambi
    Switzerland
    3G
  13. 13
    B. Barcola
    France
    3G
  14. 14
    R. Lukaku
    Belgium
    3G
  15. 15
    C. De Ketelaere
    Belgium
    3G
  16. 16
    C. Gakpo
    Netherlands
    3G
  17. 17
    Matheus Cunha
    Brazil
    3G
  18. 18
    I. Saibari
    Morocco
    3G
  19. 19
    J. David
    Canada
    3G
  20. 20
    B. Brobbey
    Netherlands
    3G
Top assists
  1. 1
    M. Olise
    France
    7A
  2. 2
    Kylian Mbappé
    France
    4A
  3. 3
    L. Messi
    Argentina
    4A
  4. 4
    Brahim Díaz
    Morocco
    4A
  5. 5
    Bruno Guimarães
    Brazil
    4A
  6. 6
    M. Ødegaard
    Norway
    4A
  7. 7
    B. Saka
    England
    3A
  8. 8
    A. Schjelderup
    Norway
    3A
  9. 9
    A. Gordon
    England
    3A
  10. 10
    A. Isak
    Sweden
    3A
  11. 11
    R. Alvarado
    Mexico
    3A
  12. 12
    F. Wirtz
    Germany
    3A
  13. 13
    O. Dembélé
    France
    2A
  14. 14
    D. Undav
    Germany
    2A
  15. 15
    J. Manzambi
    Switzerland
    2A
  16. 16
    L. Trossard
    Belgium
    2A
  17. 17
    C. Summerville
    Netherlands
    2A
  18. 18
    B. Embolo
    Switzerland
    2A
  19. 19
    D. Rice
    England
    2A
  20. 20
    H. Vanaken
    Belgium
    2A
Most yellow cards
  1. 1
    I. Diop
    Morocco
    3YC
  2. 2
    L. Paredes
    Argentina
    2YC
  3. 3
    D. Rice
    England
    2YC
  4. 4
    C. Romero
    Argentina
    2YC
  5. 5
    Lisandro Martínez
    Argentina
    2YC
  6. 6
    G. Xhaka
    Switzerland
    2YC
  7. 7
    L. De Fougerolles
    Canada
    2YC
  8. 8
    Casemiro
    Brazil
    2YC
  9. 9
    Danilo
    Brazil
    2YC
  10. 10
    Marwan Attia
    Egypt
    2YC
  11. 11
    Renato Veiga
    Portugal
    2YC
  12. 12
    Yasser Ibrahim
    Egypt
    2YC
  13. 13
    Bernardo Silva
    Portugal
    2YC
  14. 14
    C. Larin
    Canada
    2YC
  15. 15
    A. Franco
    Ecuador
    2YC
  16. 16
    N. Sadiki
    Congo DR
    2YC
  17. 17
    Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi
    Ghana
    2YC
  18. 18
    D. Gómez
    Paraguay
    2YC
  19. 19
    S. Posch
    Austria
    2YC
  20. 20
    Mohanad Lasheen
    Egypt
    2YC
Most red cards
  1. 1
    M. Almirón
    Paraguay
    1RC
  2. 2
    F. Balogun
    USA
    1RC
  3. 3
    P. Hincapié
    Ecuador
    1RC
  4. 4
    J. Quansah
    England
    1RC
  5. 5
    C. Montes
    Mexico
    1RC
  6. 6
    N. Ngoy
    Belgium
    1RC
  7. 7
    A. Canobbio
    Uruguay
    1RC
  8. 8
    S. Sithole
    South Africa
    1RC
  9. 9
    T. Muharemović
    Bosnia & Herzegovina
    1RC
  10. 10
    Rebin Solaka
    Iraq
    1RC
  11. 11
    Homam Ahmed
    Qatar
    1RC
  12. 12
    Assim Madibo
    Qatar
    1RC
  13. 13
    T. Zwane
    South Africa
    1RC

About the FIFA World Cup 2026

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the 23rd edition of football's flagship national-team tournament. It is the first World Cup to feature 48 teams and the first co-hosted by three nations — the United States, Canada and Mexico — with matches played across 16 host cities. The tournament runs from 11 June to 19 July 2026 and features 104 matches in total, making it the largest World Cup ever staged.

Competition format

The 48 qualified teams are split into 12 groups of four. Each team plays the other three group members once. The top two from every group plus the eight best third-placed teams advance to a 32-team knockout round, followed by a Round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, third-place play-off and the Final.

Qualification

Slots are distributed across confederations: AFC (8), CAF (9), CONCACAF (6 plus 3 host spots), CONMEBOL (6), OFC (1) and UEFA (16). Two additional places are decided through an intercontinental play-off tournament.