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The 26 Standings

1 of 32 knockout matches played

Knockout stageThe bracket is live →Round of 32 through the Final · projected winners and advance odds, updated as results land
The Morning After

Overnight — Saturday, June 27

Full record — every call and pick, graded →

Today

Sunday, June 28 · 1 knockout match

The group stage is done. All 72 matches have been played across 18 days, the standings are settled, and the bracket for the knockout rounds is now fixed. What began with 48 teams in a dozen cities has been whittled down to the 32 who advance, and the rest have already begun the long journey home. There is a certain stillness to a day like this — no kick-offs, no late equalisers to scramble the tables — just the arithmetic of what happened sitting undisturbed on the page. The round of 32 opens tomorrow, and with it the tournament becomes a different competition entirely: single elimination, no second chances, no comfort in a draw. For now, though, the day belongs to transit lounges and quiet reflection on what might have been.

— the morning line, generated from the day's data

R32 → Final

The Bracket

As it stands — a winner is highlighted and advances the moment its tie is played. See the model’s projected finish →