FIFA World Cup · Completed

2022Qatar

2022-11-20 → 2022-12-18·Champion: Argentina

2026 2022

32
Teams: 8
Groups: 64
Matches: 8
Venues: 172
Goals

Standings for every group — played, won, drawn, goal difference and points.

Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NetherlandsNED	3	2	1	0	5	1	4	7
2	SenegalSEN	3	2	0	1	5	4	1	6
3	EcuadorECU	3	1	1	1	4	3	1	4
4	QatarQAT	3	0	0	3	1	7	-6	0

Group B

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	EnglandENG	3	2	1	0	9	2	7	7
2	United StatesUSA	3	1	2	0	2	1	1	5
3	IranIRN	3	1	0	2	4	7	-3	3
4	WalesWAL	3	0	1	2	1	6	-5	1

Group C

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ArgentinaARG	3	2	0	1	5	2	3	6
2	PolandPOL	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
3	MexicoMEX	3	1	1	1	2	3	-1	4
4	Saudi ArabiaKSA	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2	3

Group D

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	FranceFRA	3	2	0	1	6	3	3	6
2	AustraliaAUS	3	2	0	1	3	4	-1	6
3	TunisiaTUN	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4	DenmarkDEN	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2	1

Group E

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	JapanJPN	3	2	0	1	4	3	1	6
2	SpainESP	3	1	1	1	9	3	6	4
3	GermanyGER	3	1	1	1	6	5	1	4
4	Costa RicaCRC	3	1	0	2	3	11	-8	3

Group F

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	MoroccoMAR	3	2	1	0	4	1	3	7
2	CroatiaCRO	3	1	2	0	4	1	3	5
3	BelgiumBEL	3	1	1	1	1	2	-1	4
4	CanadaCAN	3	0	0	3	2	7	-5	0

Group G

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	BrazilBRA	3	2	0	1	3	1	2	6
2	SwitzerlandSUI	3	2	0	1	4	3	1	6
3	CameroonCMR	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	SerbiaSRB	3	0	1	2	5	8	-3	1

Group H

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PortugalPOR	3	2	0	1	6	4	2	6
2	South KoreaKOR	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	UruguayURU	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	GhanaGHA	3	1	0	2	5	7	-2	3

How the eight groups shook out

Qatar 2022 was the last World Cup played in the classic 32-team format: eight groups of four, top two advance, ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored. Three of the eight groups went to the final whistle of the final matchday — and two produced eliminations that still sting.

Group E was the chaos group: Japan beat both Germany and Spain, topping the group; Spain advanced on goal difference; and four-time champions Germany went out at the group stage for the second World Cup running despite winning their final match. Group H turned on the last minutes — South Korea's stoppage-time winner against Portugal lifted them above Uruguay on goals scored, with both sides level on points and goal difference.

Elsewhere, Morocco topped Group F ahead of 2018 finalists Croatia while Belgium's golden generation went home; Argentina recovered from the Saudi Arabia shock to win Group C; and hosts Qatar made unwanted history as the first host nation to lose all three group games.

Reading the tables

Each table on this page shows the final standings computed from the actual results — played, won, drawn, lost, goals for and against, goal difference and points. The top two rows in each group are the sides that advanced to the Round of 16; follow the Bracket section to trace how each qualifier's knockout run unfolded, or Results for the match-by-match record.