What happens to the 2026 World Cup bracket if Curaçao wins Group E?

What happens to the bracket if Curaçao win Group E?

If 🇨🇼 Curaçao win Group E, they are slotted into Match 74 of the round of 32 at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough on June 29, facing 🇵🇾 Paraguay (currently projected as the 3rd a/b/c/d/f qualifier).

Get through that, and the round of 16 (Match 89, Lincoln Financial Field, July 4) brings the winner of Match 77 — projected today as 🇫🇷 France vs 🇸🇪 Sweden.

The knock-on effect: 🇩🇪 Germany would take second place in Group E and head to Match 78 (AT&T Stadium, June 30) against 🇳🇴 Norway. The full projected bracket for this scenario is below — third-place qualifiers re-slot automatically per FIFA's Annex C allocation.

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Projected bracket — this scenario

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

M74 · Mon, Jun 29Foxborough

🇨🇼Curaçao (E1)(FR: 82)

🇵🇾Paraguay (D3)(FR: 41)

M77 · Tue, Jun 30East Rutherford

🇫🇷France (I1)(FR: 3)

🇸🇪Sweden (F3)(FR: 38)

M73 · Sun, Jun 28Inglewood

🇿🇦South Africa (A2)(FR: 60)

🇨🇦Canada (B2)(FR: 30)

M75 · Mon, Jun 29Guadalupe

🇳🇱Netherlands (F1)(FR: 8)

🇲🇦Morocco (C2)(FR: 7)

M83 · Thu, Jul 2Toronto

🇵🇹Portugal (K2)(FR: 5)

🇭🇷Croatia (L2)(FR: 11)

M84 · Thu, Jul 2Inglewood

🇪🇸Spain (H1)(FR: 2)

🇦🇹Austria (J2)(FR: 24)

M81 · Wed, Jul 1Santa Clara

🇺🇸United States (D1)(FR: 17)

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina (B3)(FR: 64)

M82 · Wed, Jul 1Seattle

🇧🇪Belgium (G1)(FR: 9)

🇸🇳Senegal (I3)(FR: 15)

M76 · Mon, Jun 29Houston

🇧🇷Brazil (C1)(FR: 6)

🇯🇵Japan (F2)(FR: 18)

M78 · Tue, Jun 30Arlington

🇩🇪Germany (E2)(FR: 10)

🇳🇴Norway (I2)(FR: 31)

M79 · Tue, Jun 30Mexico City

🇲🇽Mexico (A1)(FR: 14)

🇨🇮Ivory Coast (E3)(FR: 33)

M80 · Wed, Jul 1Atlanta

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England (L1)(FR: 4)

🇨🇩DR Congo (K3)(FR: 46)

M86 · Fri, Jul 3Miami Gardens

🇦🇷Argentina (J1)(FR: 1)

🇨🇻Cape Verde (H2)(FR: 67)

M88 · Fri, Jul 3Arlington

🇦🇺Australia (D2)(FR: 27)

🇪🇬Egypt (G2)(FR: 29)

M85 · Thu, Jul 2Vancouver

🇨🇭Switzerland (B1)(FR: 19)

🇩🇿Algeria (J3)(FR: 28)

M87 · Fri, Jul 3Kansas City

🇨🇴Colombia (K1)(FR: 13)

🇬🇭Ghana (L3)(FR: 73)

M89 · Sat, Jul 4Philadelphia

Winner M74

Winner M77

M90 · Sat, Jul 4Houston

Winner M73

Winner M75

M93 · Mon, Jul 6Arlington

Winner M83

Winner M84

M94 · Mon, Jul 6Seattle

Winner M81

Winner M82

M91 · Sun, Jul 5East Rutherford

Winner M76

Winner M78

M92 · Sun, Jul 5Mexico City

Winner M79

Winner M80

M95 · Tue, Jul 7Atlanta

Winner M86

Winner M88

M96 · Tue, Jul 7Vancouver

Winner M85

Winner M87

M97 · Thu, Jul 9Foxborough

Winner M89

Winner M90

M98 · Fri, Jul 10Inglewood

Winner M93

Winner M94

M99 · Sat, Jul 11Miami Gardens

Winner M91

Winner M92

M100 · Sat, Jul 11Kansas City

Winner M95

Winner M96

Semifinals & Final

Semifinals

Final

M101 · Tue, Jul 14Arlington

Winner M97

Winner M98

M102 · Wed, Jul 15Atlanta

Winner M99

Winner M100

M104 · Sun, Jul 19East Rutherford

Winner M101

Winner M102

Third place · Jul 18 · Miami Gardens

M103 · Sat, Jul 18Miami Gardens

Loser M101

Loser M102

Auto-generated from live group standings; re-slots on every site update. Round-of-32 third-place pairings follow FIFA's official Annex C allocation table. Not affiliated with FIFA.