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	2	2	0	0	+3	6
2	South KoreaKOR	2	1	0	1	0	3
3	CzechiaCZE	2	0	1	1	-1	1
4	South AfricaRSA	2	0	1	1	-2	1

Group B

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	CanadaCAN	2	1	1	0	+6	4
2	SwitzerlandSUI	2	1	1	0	+3	4
3	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	2	0	1	1	-3	1
4	QatarQAT	2	0	1	1	-6	1

Group C

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

Group D

#	Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
1	United StatesUSA	2	2	0	+5	6
2	AustraliaAUS	2	1	1	0	3
3	ParaguayPAR	2	1	1	-2	3
4	TürkiyeTUR	2	0	2	-3	0

Group E

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	GermanyGER	2	2	0	0	+7	6
2	Ivory CoastCIV	2	1	0	1	0	3
3	EcuadorECU	2	0	1	1	-1	1
4	CuraçaoCUW	2	0	1	1	-6	1

Group F

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

Group G

#	Team	P	D	Pts
1	New ZealandNZL	1	1	1
2	IranIRN	1	1	1
3	BelgiumBEL	1	1	1
4	EgyptEGY	1	1	1

Group H

#	Team	P	D	Pts
1	UruguayURU	1	1	1
2	Saudi ArabiaKSA	1	1	1
3	SpainESP	1	1	1
4	Cape VerdeCPV	1	1	1

Group I

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

Group J

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

Group K

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

Group L

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

#	Team	Grp	GD	Pts	Q
1	SwedenSWE	F	0	3	R32
2	ScotlandSCO	C	0	3	R32
3	ParaguayPAR	D	-2	3	R32
4	BelgiumBEL	G	0	1	R32
5	PortugalPOR	K	0	1	R32
6	SpainESP	H	0	1	R32
7	CzechiaCZE	A	-1	1	R32
8	EcuadorECU	E	-1	1	R32
9	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	B	-3	1	✕
10	PanamaPAN	L	-1	0	✕
11	SenegalSEN	I	-2	0	✕
12	JordanJOR	J	-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)