For the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup, the four highest-ranked teams in men’s soccer will occupy all four semifinal slots. France, Argentina, Spain, and England, ranked one through four respectively, have each fought their way to the final four of the 2026 tournament.
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A bracket that went exactly to plan
The road to the semis played out like a top-seed fantasy. France knocked out Morocco, Spain dispatched Belgium, England handled Norway, and Argentina is expected to close out Switzerland.
FIFA expanded the 2026 World Cup to a 48-team format, co-hosted across Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The tournament’s draw was specifically structured to keep the highest-ranked teams on opposite sides of the bracket, preventing them from meeting before the semifinals.
