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The Cup is happening11 June — 19 July 2026 · USA · Canada · Mexico

While Touchline Memory tells 96 years of stories, this page tracks the one currently being written. 48 teams. 104 matches. 64 days. The first edition with three host nations.

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Groups R32 R16 QF SF Final

Live-ready · now showing a verified snapshot (16 Jun 2026, day 6).

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📊 Tournament pulse · live aggregates

The pulse

Goals per day, running totals, and the shape of the tournament as it unfolds. Updates as results come in.

Goals per matchday
Cumulative goals
Today's fixtures ·

Today on the field

Kickoff times are shown in your local timezone, converted automatically from US Eastern.

Results so far · the cup so far

What's happened

All matches played to date. Click any score for highlights on YouTube.

Group standings · live tables

The twelve groups

Top two from each group advance automatically. The eight best third-placed teams from across the twelve groups also qualify — meaning 32 of 48 teams reach the knockout round of 32.

Golden Boot · top scorers

The race for the Golden Boot

The tournament's sharpest finishers, goals shown relative to the current leader. Assists and penalties noted where they could settle a tie.

Lionel Messi scored his 20th World Cup goal vs Cape Verde — the all-time record, pulling further ahead of Klose's 16. At 39, he plays the Round of 16 vs Egypt on 7 Jul.
Snapshot · Round of 16 · 4 Jul 2026
Upcoming · next four days

Tomorrow and after

Records · the numbers that define the tournament

The record books

Some marks stood for decades. Others fell this summer. Active players are still in the tournament — watch these numbers in real time.

All-time top scorer
18
World Cup goals across all tournaments
Lionel Messi Active
2006 – 2026 · 6 tournaments
Surpassed in 2026
Miroslav Klose (retired) — 16 goals–2
Messi broke Klose's record during the 2026 group stage. Klose held the record since 2014.
Goals in a single tournament
13
Just Fontaine, France 1958 — the untouchable record
Just Fontaine Retired
France · 1958 (6 matches)
Closest active chasers
Messi (ARG) — 6 goals this tournament–7
Mbappé (FRA) — 6 goals–7
Goals in a single match
5
Oleg Salenko vs. Cameroon (1994) — still standing
Oleg Salenko Retired
Russia · USA 1994
No active player has scored more than 3 in a match at 2026
Most appearances
26
World Cup matches played (all-time)
Lothar Matthäus Retired
West Germany / Germany · 1982 – 2002
Active chasers
Lionel Messi — ~20 appearances–6 est.
Cristiano Ronaldo — ~22 appearances–4 est.
Youngest scorer
17y 239d
Youngest player to score in a World Cup
Pelé Retired
Brazil · Sweden 1958
Active — in the tournament
Lamine Yamal (Spain) — 2 goals, born 2007still older
Most World Cup wins (titles)
5
Brazil's unmatched record
Brazil Active
1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
Germany & Italy on 4 — both still in 2026
Germany — 4 titles, eliminated Round of 32–1