The 2026 World Cup semifinal matchups are not fully set yet , so there isn’t a confirmed “who plays who” bracket to give right now. What is available is the knockout-path coverage showing that the semifinal field depends on how the bracket unfolds from the round of 32 and beyond.

What’s known

  • The tournament is still in the knockout-path stage, and outlets are mapping possible routes to the semifinals rather than listing confirmed semifinal pairings.
  • Current coverage highlights likely contenders such as Argentina, France, Spain, England, Portugal, Brazil, the Netherlands, and Germany as teams with strong semifinal chances.

If you mean the bracket format

  • In World Cup knockout play, semifinal pairings are decided by the bracket, not by seeding after the group stage, so the exact matchups only become clear once the quarterfinals are decided.
  • Some reports are already tracking possible roads to the final for teams like England and the U.S., but those are still projections, not finalized semifinal fixtures.

Quick note

If you want, I can also give you the most likely semifinal routes team by team, or a simple bracket-style explanation of how the matchups will be determined.