World Cup groups

World Cup 2026 Group Tables

Follow every 2026 World Cup group table with points, wins, goal difference, goals for, and Round of 32 qualification status.

How to read status

Top two teams advance first. Third-place teams stay alive until the best-eight race decides the final Round of 32 spots.

Al Thumama Stadium lit for a World Cup match
Standings snapshot
Points, goal difference, and qualification status stay above the explanation.
Group ASnapshot
Mexico3 pts / +2
South Korea3 pts / +1
Czechia0 pts / -1
Group BSnapshot
Switzerland1 pts / 0
Canada1 pts / 0
Qatar1 pts / 0
Predict a table swing

Group stage

World Cup Table 2026

The table comes first: every group, every current qualification status, and enough columns to understand why a team is ranked there.

12
Groups
48
Teams
72
Group matches
32
Round of 32 spots
Group stage table
Group A standings
#TeamPW-D-LGF-GAGDPtsStatusForm
1Mexico11-0-02-0+23Qualified R32W
2South Korea11-0-02-1+13Qualified R32W
3Czechia10-0-11-2-10PendingL
4South Africa10-0-10-2-20-L
Group stage table
Group B standings
#TeamPW-D-LGF-GAGDPtsStatusForm
1Switzerland10-1-01-101Qualified R32D
2Canada10-1-01-101Qualified R32D
3Qatar10-1-01-101PendingD
4Bosnia and Herzegovina10-1-01-101-D
Group stage table
Group C standings
#TeamPW-D-LGF-GAGDPtsStatusForm
1Scotland11-0-01-0+13Qualified R32W
2Morocco10-1-01-101Qualified R32D
3Brazil10-1-01-101PendingD
4Haiti10-0-10-1-10-L
Group stage table
Group D standings
#TeamPW-D-LGF-GAGDPtsStatusForm
1United States11-0-04-1+33Qualified R32W
2Australia11-0-02-0+23Qualified R32W
3Turkiye10-0-10-2-20PendingL
4Paraguay10-0-11-4-30-L
Group stage table
Group E standings
#TeamPW-D-LGF-GAGDPtsStatusForm
1Germany00-0-00-000Qualified R32-
2Curacao00-0-00-000Qualified R32-
3Ivory Coast00-0-00-000Pending-
4Ecuador00-0-00-000--
Group stage table
Group F standings
#TeamPW-D-LGF-GAGDPtsStatusForm
1Netherlands00-0-00-000Qualified R32-
2Japan00-0-00-000Qualified R32-
3Sweden00-0-00-000Pending-
4Tunisia00-0-00-000--
Group stage table
Group G standings
#TeamPW-D-LGF-GAGDPtsStatusForm
1Belgium00-0-00-000Qualified R32-
2Egypt00-0-00-000Qualified R32-
3Iran00-0-00-000Pending-
4New Zealand00-0-00-000--
Group stage table
Group H standings
#TeamPW-D-LGF-GAGDPtsStatusForm
1Spain00-0-00-000Qualified R32-
2Cabo Verde00-0-00-000Qualified R32-
3Saudi Arabia00-0-00-000Pending-
4Uruguay00-0-00-000--
Group stage table
Group I standings
#TeamPW-D-LGF-GAGDPtsStatusForm
1France00-0-00-000Qualified R32-
2Senegal00-0-00-000Qualified R32-
3Iraq00-0-00-000Pending-
4Norway00-0-00-000--
Group stage table
Group J standings
#TeamPW-D-LGF-GAGDPtsStatusForm
1Argentina00-0-00-000Qualified R32-
2Algeria00-0-00-000Qualified R32-
3Austria00-0-00-000Pending-
4Jordan00-0-00-000--
Group stage table
Group K standings
#TeamPW-D-LGF-GAGDPtsStatusForm
1Portugal00-0-00-000Qualified R32-
2DR Congo00-0-00-000Qualified R32-
3Uzbekistan00-0-00-000Pending-
4Colombia00-0-00-000--
Group stage table
Group L standings
#TeamPW-D-LGF-GAGDPtsStatusForm
1England00-0-00-000Qualified R32-
2Croatia00-0-00-000Qualified R32-
3Ghana00-0-00-000Pending-
4Panama00-0-00-000--

Standings

World Cup Standings

The 2026 format makes third place matter, so the standings view needs a separate best-third race instead of only 12 isolated group cards.

Best third-place teams

Third-place race

#TeamGroupPGDGFPtsStatus
1BrazilC1011Qualified R32
2QatarB1011Qualified R32
3AustriaJ0000Qualified R32
4GhanaL0000Qualified R32
5IranG0000Qualified R32
6IraqI0000Qualified R32
7Ivory CoastE0000Qualified R32
8Saudi ArabiaH0000Qualified R32
9SwedenF0000Pending
10UzbekistanK0000Pending
11CzechiaA1-110Pending
12TurkiyeD1-200Pending
Group standings

World Cup Group Standings

Standings answer the live question: who is safe, who is chasing, and who needs a result?
Standings

FIFA World Cup Standings

The standings block should be strong enough to satisfy broad standings searches without a separate page.
Tiebreakers

Points, Goal Difference and Form

Fans care about the tiebreakers because one goal can change the bracket path.

Groups

World Cup Groups

Use the group labels as the navigation layer: fans can jump from the full table to a specific group without leaving the page.

Groups

World Cup 2026 Groups

Group pages need structure, not just a list of team names.
2026 groups

FIFA World Cup 2026 Groups

This section keeps official tournament phrasing aligned with fan-friendly table content.
Variant

Groups World Cup 2026

The awkward search variant is handled naturally by the same groups module.

Qualification status

Qualification Paths

Qualification is where this page becomes more than a table: it tells fans what the next result changes.

Build the knockout path
Advance status

Top Two Teams Advance

Show the clean route first so casual fans can read the table immediately.
Third place

Best Third-Place Teams

Third-place pressure is one of the biggest reasons the table needs prediction context.
Prediction impact

How Predictions Change the Table

A group page becomes useful when a match pick visibly changes the standings.
Rules

How the World Cup group table works

Points and advancement

  1. Win = 3 points, draw = 1 point, loss = 0 points.
  2. Each team plays three group matches.
  3. The top two in every group advance to the Round of 32.
  4. The eight best third-place teams also advance.

If teams are tied

  1. Head-to-head points
  2. Head-to-head goal difference
  3. Head-to-head goals scored
  4. Overall goal difference
  5. Overall goals scored
  6. Fair-play points
  7. Latest FIFA ranking