South Africa vs Canada: Round of 32 tracks the current World Cup 2026 scenario, live qualification context, and related knockout paths.
Current bracket read: M73 is decided with South Africa vs Canada.
Any slot still marked possible depends on third-place qualification and Annex C filtering.
Final competition has a group stage followed by Round of 32, Round of 16, QF, SF, third-place match, final
All scenario pages should talk about Round of 32 as first knockout round
Regulations Article 12.1
48 teams divided into 12 groups of four
Group pages are A-L; each group can have a third-place qualifier
Regulations Article 12.2
Last two matches in each group have simultaneous kick-off unless FIFA says otherwise
Group scenario pages should avoid assuming one result is known before the other final match
Regulations Article 12.4
Top two in each group plus eight best third-place teams qualify
Direct qualification and third-place route should be separate in copy
Regulations Article 12.5
Use these links to move between group stakes, third-place logic, and the live Round of 32 map.