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
    Joel Kojo
    Kyrgyzstan
    6G
  6. 6
    O. Dembélé
    France
    6G
  7. 7
    H. Kane
    England
    6G
  8. 8
    Mikel Oyarzabal
    Spain
    5G
  9. 9
    O. O'runov
    Uzbekistan
    4G
  10. 10
    V. Aboubakar
    Cameroon
    4G
  11. 11
    J. Quiñones
    Mexico
    4G
  12. 12
    Vinícius Júnior
    Brazil
    4G
  13. 13
    I. Sarr
    Senegal
    4G
  14. 14
    Saleh Al Shehri
    Saudi Arabia
    4G
  15. 15
    H. Morita
    Japan
    3G
  16. 16
    Geny Catamo
    Mozambique
    3G
  17. 17
    D. Undav
    Germany
    3G
  18. 18
    J. Manzambi
    Switzerland
    3G
  19. 19
    Oday Dabbagh
    Palestine
    3G
  20. 20
    Muhsen Al Ghassani
    Oman
    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
    L. Advíncula
    Peru
    5YC
  2. 2
    J. Durán
    Colombia
    5YC
  3. 3
    W. Cartagena
    Peru
    4YC
  4. 4
    M. Mohammadi
    Iran
    3YC
  5. 5
    J. Masharipov
    Uzbekistan
    3YC
  6. 6
    R. Ashurmatov
    Uzbekistan
    3YC
  7. 7
    H. Kanani
    Iran
    3YC
  8. 8
    Caio Lucas
    United Arab Emirates
    3YC
  9. 9
    I. Diop
    Morocco
    3YC
  10. 10
    E. Fernández
    Argentina
    2YC
  11. 11
    O. Hamrobekov
    Uzbekistan
    2YC
  12. 12
    Muhsen Al Ghassani
    Oman
    2YC
  13. 13
    Wei Shihao
    China
    2YC
  14. 14
    C. Verdonk
    Indonesia
    2YC
  15. 15
    T. Segovia
    Venezuela
    2YC
  16. 16
    Jefferson Encada
    Guinea-Bissau
    2YC
  17. 17
    S. D'Almeida
    Benin
    2YC
  18. 18
    Fali Candé
    Guinea-Bissau
    2YC
  19. 19
    I. Mohamed
    Comoros
    2YC
  20. 20
    L. Paredes
    Argentina
    2YC
Most red cards
  1. 1
    L. Advíncula
    Peru
    1RC
  2. 2
    M. Mohammadi
    Iran
    1RC
  3. 3
    E. Fernández
    Argentina
    1RC
  4. 4
    S. Khalilzadeh
    Iran
    1RC
  5. 5
    Saleh Hardani
    Iran
    1RC
  6. 6
    M. Almirón
    Paraguay
    1RC
  7. 7
    F. Balogun
    USA
    1RC
  8. 8
    P. Hincapié
    Ecuador
    1RC
  9. 9
    J. Quansah
    England
    1RC
  10. 10
    C. Montes
    Mexico
    1RC
  11. 11
    N. Ngoy
    Belgium
    1RC
  12. 12
    B. Bimenyimana
    Burundi
    1RC
  13. 13
    A. Canobbio
    Uruguay
    1RC
  14. 14
    S. Sithole
    South Africa
    1RC
  15. 15
    T. Muharemović
    Bosnia & Herzegovina
    1RC
  16. 16
    Rebin Solaka
    Iraq
    1RC
  17. 17
    Homam Ahmed
    Qatar
    1RC
  18. 18
    Assim Madibo
    Qatar
    1RC
  19. 19
    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.