Can they meet? The knockout bracket is fixed: each group's winner, runner-up, and (possible) third-place qualifier feed specific Round-of-32 slots. Pick two teams to see every round where their paths can cross — and what has to happen for it.
First team Pick a team… Algeria — Group J Argentina — Group J Australia — Group D Austria — Group J Belgium — Group G Bosnia-Herzegovina — Group B Brazil — Group C Canada — Group B Cape Verde — Group H Colombia — Group K Congo DR — Group K Croatia — Group L Curaçao — Group E Czechia — Group A Ecuador — Group E Egypt — Group G England — Group L France — Group I Germany — Group E Ghana — Group L Haiti — Group C Iran — Group G Iraq — Group I Ivory Coast — Group E Japan — Group F Jordan — Group J Mexico — Group A Morocco — Group C Netherlands — Group F New Zealand — Group G Norway — Group I Panama — Group L Paraguay — Group D Portugal — Group K Qatar — Group B Saudi Arabia — Group H Scotland — Group C Senegal — Group I South Africa — Group A South Korea — Group A Spain — Group H Sweden — Group F Switzerland — Group B Tunisia — Group F Türkiye — Group D United States — Group D Uruguay — Group H Uzbekistan — Group K Second team Pick a team… Algeria — Group J Argentina — Group J Australia — Group D Austria — Group J Belgium — Group G Bosnia-Herzegovina — Group B Brazil — Group C Canada — Group B Cape Verde — Group H Colombia — Group K Congo DR — Group K Croatia — Group L Curaçao — Group E Czechia — Group A Ecuador — Group E Egypt — Group G England — Group L France — Group I Germany — Group E Ghana — Group L Haiti — Group C Iran — Group G Iraq — Group I Ivory Coast — Group E Japan — Group F Jordan — Group J Mexico — Group A Morocco — Group C Netherlands — Group F New Zealand — Group G Norway — Group I Panama — Group L Paraguay — Group D Portugal — Group K Qatar — Group B Saudi Arabia — Group H Scotland — Group C Senegal — Group I South Africa — Group A South Korea — Group A Spain — Group H Sweden — Group F Switzerland — Group B Tunisia — Group F Türkiye — Group D United States — Group D Uruguay — Group H Uzbekistan — Group K