Officially… the first round of 32 World Cup matches have been decided

Opening of the playoffs

The first match of the 32nd round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will start next Sunday evening, was officially decided after the third round of the group stage in the first 3 groups was completed last night, Wednesday, and today, Thursday dawn.

Thus, Mexico and South Africa (Group A) officially qualified.Switzerland, Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group 2) and Brazil and Morocco (Group Three).

The first match of the round of 32 between South Africa and Canada will be played at the Los Angeles Stadium in the United States of America next Sunday evening as the opening of the knockout stages of the World Cup.

From second place in Group A with four points, South Africa advanced to the knockout stage for the first time in its World Cup history, defeating South Korea (1-0) in the early hours of Thursday.

Meanwhile, World Cup hosts Canada finished second in Group B with 4 points despite losing 2-1 to Switzerland last Wednesday night.

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