Group stage

Standings

All twelve groups, ranked by the official WC2026 tiebreakers. The top two of each group qualify directly; the eight best third-placed teams join them in the Round of 32.

Best third-placed teams, explained →

Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	MexicoMEX	3	3	0	0	+6	9
2	South AfricaRSA	3	1	1	1	-1	4
3	South KoreaKOR	3	1	0	2	-1	3
4	CzechiaCZE	3	0	1	2	-4	1

Group B

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	SwitzerlandSUI	3	2	1	0	+4	7
2	CanadaCAN	3	1	1	1	+5	4
3	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	3	1	1	1	-1	4
4	QatarQAT	3	0	1	2	-8	1

Group C

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	BrazilBRA	3	2	1	0	+6	7
2	MoroccoMAR	3	2	1	0	+3	7
3	ScotlandSCO	3	1	0	2	-3	3
4	HaitiHAI	3	0	0	3	-6	0

Group D

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	United StatesUSA	3	2	0	1	+4	6
2	AustraliaAUS	3	1	1	1	0	4
3	ParaguayPAR	3	1	1	1	-2	4
4	TürkiyeTUR	3	1	0	2	-2	3

Group E

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	GermanyGER	3	2	0	1	+6	6
2	Ivory CoastCIV	3	2	0	1	+2	6
3	EcuadorECU	3	1	1	1	0	4
4	CuraçaoCUW	3	0	1	2	-8	1

Group F

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	NetherlandsNED	3	2	1	0	+6	7
2	JapanJPN	3	1	2	0	+4	5
3	SwedenSWE	3	1	1	1	0	4
4	TunisiaTUN	3	0	0	3	-10	0

Group G

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	BelgiumBEL	3	1	2	0	+4	5
2	EgyptEGY	3	1	2	0	+2	5
3	IranIRN	3	0	3	0	0	3
4	New ZealandNZL	3	0	1	2	-6	1

Group H

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	SpainESP	3	2	1	0	+5	7
2	Cape VerdeCPV	3	0	3	0	0	3
3	UruguayURU	3	0	2	1	-1	2
4	Saudi ArabiaKSA	3	0	2	1	-4	2

Group I

#	Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
1	FranceFRA	3	3	0	+8	9
2	NorwayNOR	3	2	1	+1	6
3	SenegalSEN	3	1	2	+2	3
4	IraqIRQ	3	0	3	-11	0

Group J

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	ArgentinaARG	3	3	0	0	+7	9
2	AustriaAUT	3	1	1	1	0	4
3	AlgeriaALG	3	1	1	1	-2	4
4	JordanJOR	3	0	0	3	-5	0

Group K

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	ColombiaCOL	3	2	1	0	+3	7
2	PortugalPOR	3	1	2	0	+5	5
3	DR CongoCOD	3	1	1	1	+1	4
4	UzbekistanUZB	3	0	0	3	-9	0

Group L

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	EnglandENG	3	2	1	0	+4	7
2	CroatiaCRO	3	2	0	1	0	6
3	GhanaGHA	3	1	1	1	0	4
4	PanamaPAN	3	0	0	3	-4	0

Best third-placed teams

Top 8 advance

Table of the best third-placed teams
#	Team	Grp	P	W	D	L	GF	GD	Pts	Q	R32 opp.
1	DR CongoCOD	K	3	1	1	1	4	+1	4	R32	EnglandENG
2	SwedenSWE	F	3	1	1	1	7	0	4	R32	FranceFRA
3	GhanaGHA	L	3	1	1	1	2	0	4	R32	ColombiaCOL
4	EcuadorECU	E	3	1	1	1	2	0	4	R32	MexicoMEX
5	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	B	3	1	1	1	5	-1	4	R32	United StatesUSA
6	AlgeriaALG	J	3	1	1	1	5	-2	4	R32	SwitzerlandSUI
7	ParaguayPAR	D	3	1	1	1	2	-2	4	R32	GermanyGER
8	SenegalSEN	I	3	1	0	2	8	+2	3	R32	BelgiumBEL
9	IranIRN	G	3	0	3	0	3	0	3	✕	—
10	South KoreaKOR	A	3	1	0	2	2	-1	3	✕	—
11	ScotlandSCO	C	3	1	0	2	1	-3	3	✕	—
12	UruguayURU	H	3	0	2	1	3	-1	2	✕	—

How qualification works

Each team plays its three group opponents once (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw). The top two of every group advance to the Round of 32, joined by the eight best of the twelve third-placed teams.

If teams finish level on points

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Step 1: head-to-head
Applied first to teams level on points:
- · Points in the matches between the teams concerned
- · Goal difference in those matches
- · Goals scored in those matches
2
Step 2: overall record
Then, for teams still level:
- · Goal difference across all group matches
- · Goals scored across all group matches
- · Team conduct (fair-play) score
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Step 3: ranking
If still level:
- · Most recent FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking (in lieu of lots)