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:INFO
The Final Four
Three quarterfinals remain today (July 10) and one is already done: France beat Morocco 2-0 on July 9. By July 11 night the bracket will be set. What we know: the world's richest generation of football talent will meet across two semifinal nights in Texas and Georgia, with the Final at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, on July 19.


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:TIMELINE
The Road to the Final
2026-06-12 | Group stage begins across 16 USA, Canada, and Mexico venues.
2026-06-22 | France top Group E; Mbappe scores four goals in three games.
2026-06-24 | Spain complete the group stage unbeaten, conceding zero goals in three matches.
2026-06-25 | Norway shock Group B, topping the table above Germany and Brazil.
2026-06-27 | Argentina edge through a tense Group C, Messi scoring a first-ever World Cup hat trick.
2026-07-01 | Round of 16: Norway 2-1 Brazil. Haaland brace ends the Selecao's tournament early.
2026-07-02 | Round of 16: France 3-0 Colombia. Mbappe hat trick puts France firmly in control.
2026-07-03 | Round of 16: Spain 2-0 USA (co-hosts eliminated at home). Oyarzabal brace.
2026-07-03 | Round of 16: Argentina 3-2 Egypt (after trailing 0-2). Messi scores twice.
2026-07-09 | Quarterfinal: France 2-0 Morocco. Mbappe and Dembele. France into the semis.
2026-07-10 | Quarterfinals continue: Spain vs Belgium, Norway vs England, Argentina vs Switzerland.
2026-07-14 | Semifinal 1. France vs Spain. AT&T Stadium, Arlington TX. 3 PM ET.
2026-07-15 | Semifinal 2. AT&T semifinal winner's counterpart. Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta. 3 PM ET.
2026-07-18 | Third-place match. Hard Rock Stadium, Miami.
2026-07-19 | THE FINAL. MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey.

:NOTE
Golden Boot watch. Mbappe leads Messi on assists with both on 8 goals. Haaland is one behind on 7, and a hat trick in a semifinal could swing the award entirely. Kane and Bellingham are still alive on 6 and 4 respectively if their side advances.


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France unbeaten. 14 goals, 2 conceded. Mbappe fit after a 77th-minute substitution vs Morocco. Deschamps' squad is the tournament favourite entering the final four.
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Spain's clean sheet. Zero goals conceded in five matches. Oyarzabal (4 goals) and Yamal (5 assists) are the axis of the most defensively disciplined side left in the competition.


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Norway's miracle. First ever World Cup quarter-final. Haaland has scored in 14 consecutive international matches. A goal every 72 minutes at this tournament.
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Argentina's resilience. Defending champions, came back from 0-2 down against Egypt in the quarterfinals. Messi, 39, is rewriting every record in the book. The world is watching his last dance.


:QUOTE [quotetype:plain, subtitle:Lionel Messi]
Every match could be my last. I do not think about that. I just think about winning the next one.


:NOTE
Semifinal schedule: Semifinal 1 is Tuesday July 14, 3 PM ET, AT&T Stadium Arlington TX. Semifinal 2 is Wednesday July 15, 3 PM ET, Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta GA. The Final is Sunday July 19, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ.


:LINK
https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026
Official FIFA World Cup 2026 match centre, fixtures and live scores