With 48 teams, 12 groups, and an expanded Round of 32, calculating the 2026 World Cup bracket by hand is a nightmare.

So, I built an Excel spreadsheet that does it all for you.

The logic is completely hands-off. You enter the match scores, and the spreadsheet instantly handles the rest:

• Calculates live group standings.
• Ranks and sorts the top 3rd-place teams using official FIFA tiebreaker rules.
• Dynamically populates the entire knockout bracket.Calculates live group standings.

Whether you want to simulate predictions or track the actual tournament live, you can download the template below and let Excel do the heavy lifting.