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	L	GD	Pts
1	MexicoMEX	1	1	0	+2	3
2	South KoreaKOR	1	1	0	+1	3
3	CzechiaCZE	1	0	1	-1	0
4	South AfricaRSA	1	0	1	-2	0

Group B

#	Team	P	D	Pts
1	SwitzerlandSUI	1	1	1
2	CanadaCAN	1	1	1
3	QatarQAT	1	1	1
4	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	1	1	1

Group C

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

Group D

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

Group E

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

Group F

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	NetherlandsNED	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	JapanJPN	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	SwedenSWE	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	TunisiaTUN	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group G

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

Group H

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

Group I

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	FranceFRA	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	SenegalSEN	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	NorwayNOR	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	IraqIRQ	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group J

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	ArgentinaARG	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	AustriaAUT	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	AlgeriaALG	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	JordanJOR	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group K

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	PortugalPOR	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	ColombiaCOL	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DR CongoCOD	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	UzbekistanUZB	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group L

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

Best third-placed teams

Top 8 advance · projected

Provisional. The third-place ranking updates as group matches are played and is only final once the group stage is complete.

Table of the best third-placed teams
#	Team	Grp	P	D	L	GF	GD	Pts	Q	R32 opp.
1	MoroccoMAR	C	1	1	0	1	0	1	R32	1st Grp E
2	QatarQAT	B	1	1	0	1	0	1	R32	1st Grp D
3	AlgeriaALG	J	0	0	0	0	0	0	R32	1st Grp G
4	EgyptEGY	G	0	0	0	0	0	0	R32	1st Grp B
5	NorwayNOR	I	0	0	0	0	0	0	R32	1st Grp L
6	Ivory CoastCIV	E	0	0	0	0	0	0	R32	1st Grp A
7	PanamaPAN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	R32	1st Grp K
8	SwedenSWE	F	0	0	0	0	0	0	R32	1st Grp I
9	DR CongoCOD	K	0	0	0	0	0	0	✕	—
10	Saudi ArabiaKSA	H	0	0	0	0	0	0	✕	—
11	CzechiaCZE	A	1	0	1	1	-1	0	✕	—
12	TürkiyeTUR	D	1	0	1	0	-2	0	✕	—

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
3
Step 3: ranking
If still level:
- · Most recent FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking (in lieu of lots)