FIFA World Cup: All knockout stage fixtures confirmed

The FIFA World Cup group stage is over, with the 32 teams advancing to the knockout stage now confirmed.

The 2026 tournament is the first to feature 48 teams, meaning the knockout rounds begin with a round of 32 rather than the traditional round of 16.

The top two teams from each of the 12 groups, along with the eight best third-placed sides, have progressed to the single-elimination stage, where every match is do-or-die.

All games can be viewed on TVNZ+ with an event pass, with select games also free to view on TVNZ 1.

Here's the full list of this week's matches being played in the US, Mexico and Canada, in NZT.

Fixtures:

Monday 29 June

7:00am - South Africa vs Canada - Los Angeles

Tuesday 30 June

5:00am - Brazil vs Japan - Houston

8:30am - Germany vs Paraguay - Boston

1:00pm - Netherlands v Morocco - Monterrey

Wednesday 1 July

5:00am - Ivory Coast vs Norway - Dallas

9:00am - France vs Sweden - New York

1:00pm - Mexico vs Ecuador - Mexico City

France's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring the opening goal of his team during the World Cup Group I match between France and Senegal

Thursday 2 July

4:00am - England vs DR Congo - Atlanta

8:00am - Belgium vs Senegal - Seattle

12:00pm - USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina - San Francisco

Friday 3 July

7:00am - Spain vs Austria - Los Angeles

11:00am - Portugal vs Croatia - Toronto

3:00pm - Switzerland vs Algeria - Vancouver

Saturday 4 July

6:00am - Australia vs Egypt - Dallas

10:00am - Argentina vs Cape Verde - Miami

1:30pm - Colombia vs Ghana - Kansas

Argentina's Lionel Messi (10) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Algeria in Kansas City.

Round of 16 - July 5-8

Quarter-finals - July 10-12

Semi-finals - July 15-16

3rd place play-off - July 19

Final - July 20

All games can be watched on TVNZ+ with an event pass.

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