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2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

Stage in FIFA World Cup

On June 26, 2026, the most-viewed article on Wikipedia was 2026 FIFA World Cup, with 1,374,719 views. It was already WikiPop's pick on June 9, and we don't repeat an article within 30 days. So WikiPop's pick is #2, 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, with 295,782 views.

The knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. Played from June 28 to July 19, 2026, the knockout stage will end with the final, to be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The top two teams from each of the twelve groups, along with the best eight third-placed teams, will advance to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There will be 32 matches in the knockout stage, including a match for third place.

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The full top 10 of June 26, 2026

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  2. #2
    2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage WikiPop's pick
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  5. #5
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    174,679
  7. #7
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In June 1972, a scandal involving the crew of NASA's Apollo 15 became publicly known. The crew—David Scott, Alfred Worden, and James Irwin—had carried about 400 unauthorized postal covers into space and to the Moon's surface on the Lunar Module Falcon. Some of the envelopes were sold at high prices by West German stamp dealer Hermann Sieger, and are known as "Sieger covers". Scott, Worden, and Irwin all agreed to take payments for carrying the covers. Although they returned the money, they were reprimanded by NASA. Amid much press coverage of the incident, the astronauts were called before a closed session of a Senate committee and never flew in space again. Continue reading
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