The group stages of the 2026 Fifa World Cup is now complete with 32 nations marching on to the next round while 16 have packed their bags and left.
The top two in each group alongside the best third ranked eight nations now know who they will face in the first knock out round of the global showpiece in United States, Canada and Mexico.
Nine of the ten African nations including debutants Cape Verde as well DR Congo playing in the world cup for the first time since 1974 plus 2022 semi-finalists Morocco with Tunisia the only one to leave after failing to pick any point.
Defending champions Argentina, record holders Brazil and former winners Germany, England, Spain as well perennial dark horses Netherlands and Portugal are also in the mix.
Below is a FULL LIST & FIXTURE of R32 [All Times EAT]
Sunday June 28, 2026
- South Africa vs Canada 10pm
Monday June 29, 2026
- Brazil vs Japan 8pm
- Germany vs Paraguay 11.30pm
Tuesday June 30, 2026
- Netherlands vs Morocco 4am
- Ivory Coast vs Norway 8pm
Wednesday July 1, 2026
- France vs Sweden 12am
- Mexico vs Ecuador 4am
- DR Congo vs England 7pm
- Belgium vs Senegal 11.30pm
Thursday July 2, 2026
- Bosnia & Herzegovina 3am
- Spain vs Austria 10pm
Friday July 3, 2026
- Portugal vs Croatia 2am
- Switzerland vs Algeria 6am
- Australia vs Egypt 9pm
Saturday July 4, 2026
- Argentina vs Cape Verde 1am
- Colombia vs Ghana 4.30am
How to watch
All matches will be live on DStv on four dedicated FIFA World Cup Channels in multiple languages. The Channels are FIFA World Cup Central (Channel 222), FIFA World Cup Extra (Channel 223), FIFA World Cup Pass (Channel 225), and FIFA World Cup Swahili (Channel 224).
