Groups — FIFA World Cup 2026

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

Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	MexicoMEX	3	3	0	0	6	0	6	9
2	South AfricaRSA	3	1	1	1	2	3	-1	4
3	South KoreaKOR	3	1	0	2	2	3	-1	3
4	Czech RepublicCZE	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4	1

Group B

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	SwitzerlandSUI	3	2	1	0	7	3	4	7
2	CanadaCAN	3	1	1	1	8	3	5	4
3	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	3	1	1	1	5	6	-1	4
4	QatarQAT	3	0	1	2	2	10	-8	1

Group C

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	BrazilBRA	3	2	1	0	7	1	6	7
2	MoroccoMAR	3	2	1	0	6	3	3	7
3	ScotlandSCO	3	1	0	2	1	4	-3	3
4	HaitiHAI	3	0	0	3	2	8	-6	0

Group D

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	United StatesUSA	3	2	0	1	8	4	4	6
2	AustraliaAUS	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
3	ParaguayPAR	3	1	1	1	2	4	-2	4
4	TurkeyTUR	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2	3

Group E

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	GermanyGER	3	2	0	1	10	4	6	6
2	Ivory CoastCIV	3	2	0	1	4	2	2	6
3	EcuadorECU	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	CuraçaoCUW	3	0	1	2	1	9	-8	1

Group F

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NetherlandsNED	3	2	1	0	10	4	6	7
2	JapanJPN	3	1	2	0	7	3	4	5
3	SwedenSWE	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
4	TunisiaTUN	3	0	0	3	2	12	-10	0

Group G

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	BelgiumBEL	3	1	2	0	6	2	4	5
2	EgyptEGY	3	1	2	0	5	3	2	5
3	IranIRN	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
4	New ZealandNZL	3	0	1	2	4	10	-6	1

Group H

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

Group I

#	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	FranceFRA	3	3	0	10	2	8	9
2	NorwayNOR	3	2	1	8	7	1	6
3	SenegalSEN	3	1	2	8	6	2	3
4	IraqIRQ	3	0	3	1	12	-11	0

Group J

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ArgentinaARG	3	3	0	0	8	1	7	9
2	AustriaAUT	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4
3	AlgeriaALG	3	1	1	1	5	7	-2	4
4	JordanJOR	3	0	0	3	3	8	-5	0

Group K

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ColombiaCOL	3	2	1	0	4	1	3	7
2	PortugalPOR	3	1	2	0	6	1	5	5
3	DR CongoCOD	3	1	1	1	4	3	1	4
4	UzbekistanUZB	3	0	0	3	2	11	-9	0

Group L

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	EnglandENG	3	2	1	0	6	2	4	7
2	CroatiaCRO	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6
3	GhanaGHA	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	PanamaPAN	3	0	0	3	0	4	-4	0

How the 12-group stage works

Every World Cup from 1998 to 2022 used eight groups of four with a straight top-two qualification. 2026 replaces that with twelve groups of four (A to L). The top two in each group still advance — that fills 24 of the 32 knockout places — and the remaining eight places go to the eight best third-placed teams ranked across all twelve groups.

Within a group, teams are ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored, before FIFA's further tiebreakers (head-to-head record and fair-play points) come into play. The same yardsticks rank the third-placed sides against each other, which produces the stage's newest drama: a team can be eliminated — or rescued — by a result in a group it never played in.

The practical effect is a softer floor and a sharper ceiling. Finishing third no longer means automatic elimination, so weaker sides stay mathematically alive deep into the final matchday; but group winners are rewarded with a theoretically gentler knockout path, so the big teams still have something real to play for in every fixture. Expect the last round of simultaneous kickoffs to be unusually tense, with several groups' third-place teams scoreboard-watching across the whole tournament.

Reading the tables on this page

Each table shows played, won, drawn, lost, goals for and against, goal difference and points, computed directly from the fixture list — before kickoff every team sits level on zero, and the tables re-rank automatically as results arrive. Click through to the Teams section for any side's full 26-player squad, or to Bracket to see where each group's qualifiers land in the Round of 32.

2026Canada · Mexico · United States

How the 12-group stage works

Reading the tables on this page