Every tie from the round of 32 to the final, and the route Spain took to the trophy.
Updated 19 July 2026, after the last game
Spain beat Austria 3-0 in the round of 32, Portugal 1-0 in the round of 16, Belgium 2-1 in the quarter-finals, France 2-0 in the semi-finals and Argentina 1-0 in the final to win the 2026 World Cup.
France, Spain, England and Argentina reached the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup. Spain beat France 2-0 and Argentina beat England 2-1 to reach the final.
In the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup, France beat Morocco 2-0, Spain beat Belgium 2-1, England beat Norway 2-1 and Argentina beat Switzerland 3-1. That set up France v Spain and England v Argentina in the semi-finals.
Four knockout games in the 2026 World Cup went to penalties: Paraguay beat Germany after a 1-1 draw, Morocco beat the Netherlands after a 1-1 draw, Egypt beat Australia after a 1-1 draw and Switzerland beat Colombia after a 0-0 draw.
The biggest win in the knockout stage of the 2026 World Cup was Belgium beating the United States 4-1 in the round of 16. France beat Sweden 3-0 in the round of 32, the next biggest.
| Round | Tie | Score | Went through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | Germany vs Paraguay | 1-1, Paraguay won on penalties | Paraguay |
| Round of 32 | France vs Sweden | 3-0 | France |
| Round of 32 | South Africa vs Canada | 0-1 | Canada |
| Round of 32 | Netherlands vs Morocco | 1-1, Morocco won on penalties | Morocco |
| Round of 32 | Portugal vs Croatia | 2-1 | Portugal |
| Round of 32 | Spain vs Austria | 3-0 | Spain |
| Round of 32 | United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2-0 | United States |
| Round of 32 | Belgium vs Senegal | 3-2 | Belgium |
| Round of 32 | Brazil vs Japan | 2-1 | Brazil |
| Round of 32 | Côte d'Ivoire vs Norway | 1-2 | Norway |
| Round of 32 | Mexico vs Ecuador | 2-0 | Mexico |
| Round of 32 | England vs Congo DR | 2-1 | England |
| Round of 32 | Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands | 3-2 | Argentina |
| Round of 32 | Australia vs Egypt | 1-1, Egypt won on penalties | Egypt |
| Round of 32 | Switzerland vs Algeria | 2-0 | Switzerland |
| Round of 32 | Colombia vs Ghana | 1-0 | Colombia |
| Round of 16 | Paraguay vs France | 0-1 | France |
| Round of 16 | Canada vs Morocco | 0-3 | Morocco |
| Round of 16 | Portugal vs Spain | 0-1 | Spain |
| Round of 16 | United States vs Belgium | 1-4 | Belgium |
| Round of 16 | Brazil vs Norway | 1-2 | Norway |
| Round of 16 | Mexico vs England | 2-3 | England |
| Round of 16 | Argentina vs Egypt | 3-2 | Argentina |
| Round of 16 | Switzerland vs Colombia | 0-0, Switzerland won on penalties | Switzerland |
| Quarter-finals | France vs Morocco | 2-0 | France |
| Quarter-finals | Spain vs Belgium | 2-1 | Spain |
| Quarter-finals | Norway vs England | 1-2 | England |
| Quarter-finals | Argentina vs Switzerland | 3-1 | Argentina |
| Semi-finals | France vs Spain | 0-2 | Spain |
| Semi-finals | England vs Argentina | 1-2 | Argentina |
| Final | Spain vs Argentina | 1-0 | Spain |