Marhalar rukunin FIFA World Cup 2026 tana kusa da ƙarshenta, tare da zagayen ƙarshe na wasanni da aka shirya su ƙare da safe na Lahadi — wanda ke buɗe kofa ga marhalar knockout da ta yi alkawarin kasancewa mai ban sha'awa.

Gasar ta fara a ranar Alhamis, 11 Yuni da nasarar 2-0 da morgantar Mexico suka samu akan South Africa a Estadio Azteca, kuma gasar tana da jimillar wasanni 104 — wanda ya karya rikodin da ya gabata. Tsarin da aka faɗaɗa ya haɗa da rukuni 12 — daga takwas a bugu na baya — ma'ana yawancin ƙungiyoyi sun taka wasa biyu kawai a cikin makon farko biyu.

Sabon zagaye na knockout ya canza komai

Karo na farko, World Cup tana da marhalar ƙarshe-32, wanda ke ƙara wani zagaye ɗaya kafin marhalar 16 ta al'ada. Sakamakon haka, dukkan ƙungiyoyi biyu da suka kai wasan ƙarshe za su taka wasanni takwas kafin ɗaukan kofin nasara — wanda ya fi na bugu na baya yawa sosai.

An shirya dukkan wasannin marhalar 32 tsakanin Lahadi 28 Yuni da safe na Asabar 4 Yuli. Marhalar 16 ta biyo bayan nan kai tsaye, daga Asabar 4 Yuli zuwa Talata 7 Yuli.

Wasannin kwata-kwata suna gudana tsakanin Alhamis 9 Yuli da Asabar 11 Yuli. Muhimmin abu shi ne, daga marhalar kwata-kwata zuwa gaba, dukkan wasannin suna gudana a Amurka kawai, tare da morgantar Canada da Mexico sun janye ga zagayen ƙarshe.

Semi-fainal, wasan matsayi na uku, da babban wasan ƙarshe

An shirya semi-fainals don Talata 14 Yuli a Dallas da Laraba 15 Yuli a Atlanta, inda dukkan wasannin biyu za su fara da karfe 8 na dare BST.

Wasan matsayi na uku ya biyo bayan nan a ranar Asabar 18 Yuli a Miami, inda wasa zai fara da karfe 10 na dare BST. Sannan, a ranar Lahadi 19 Yuli, wasan ƙarshe na World Cup 2026 zai gudana a New Jersey da karfe 8 na dare BST — wanda ke rufe alkyabba kan abin da zai kasance mafi tsayin World Cup a tarihi.

Da kwanaki 39 daga farko zuwa ƙarshe, wannan bugu yana gudana kwanaki bakwai fiye da gasar da ta gabata, wanda ke tabbatar da matsayinsa a matsayin mafi girman FIFA World Cup da aka taɓa gudanarwa.