FIFA World Cup 2026

Completed · First 48-team edition · 16 host cities · 104 matches · 11 June – 19 July 2026.

Standings

Group A
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1
Mexico
33006069
2
South Africa
311123-14
3
South Korea
310223-13
4
Czechia
301226-41
Group B
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1
Switzerland
32107347
2
Canada
31118354
3
Bosnia & Herzegovina
311156-14
4
Qatar
3012210-81
Group C
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1
Brazil
32107167
2
Morocco
32106337
3
Scotland
310214-33
4
Haiti
300328-60
Group D
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1
USA
32018446
2
Australia
31112204
3
Paraguay
311124-24
4
Türkiye
310235-23
Group E
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1
Germany
320110466
2
Ivory Coast
32014226
3
Ecuador
31112204
4
Curaçao
301219-81
Group F
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1
Netherlands
321010467
2
Japan
31207345
3
Sweden
31117704
4
Tunisia
3003212-100
Group G
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1
Belgium
31206245
2
Egypt
31205325
3
Iran
30303303
4
New Zealand
3012410-61
Group H
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1
Spain
32105057
2
Cape Verde Islands
30302203
3
Uruguay
302134-12
4
Saudi Arabia
302115-42
Group I
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1
France
330010289
2
Norway
32018716
3
Senegal
31028623
4
Iraq
3003112-110
Group J
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1
Argentina
33008179
2
Austria
31116604
3
Algeria
311157-24
4
Jordan
300338-50
Group K
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1
Colombia
32104137
2
Portugal
31206155
3
Congo DR
31114314
4
Uzbekistan
3003211-90
Group L
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1
England
32106247
2
Croatia
32015506
3
Ghana
31112204
4
Panama
300304-40

How World Cup 2026 standings work

Group-stage tables rank the four teams in each group by total points(3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a defeat). When teams are level on points, FIFA applies these tiebreakers in order: goal difference across all group matches, then total goals scored, then the head-to-head result, then head-to-head goal difference, then head-to-head goals scored, then fair-play points, and finally a FIFA draw.

The top two finishers from every group advance automatically. The eight best third-placed teams — ranked across all groups by points, goal difference and goals scored — join them in the 32-team knockout phase. Standings update live as fixtures are played.

About the FIFA World Cup 2026

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the 23rd edition of football's flagship national-team tournament. It is the first World Cup to feature 48 teams and the first co-hosted by three nations — the United States, Canada and Mexico — with matches played across 16 host cities. The tournament runs from 11 June to 19 July 2026 and features 104 matches in total, making it the largest World Cup ever staged.

Competition format

The 48 qualified teams are split into 12 groups of four. Each team plays the other three group members once. The top two from every group plus the eight best third-placed teams advance to a 32-team knockout round, followed by a Round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, third-place play-off and the Final.

Qualification

Slots are distributed across confederations: AFC (8), CAF (9), CONCACAF (6 plus 3 host spots), CONMEBOL (6), OFC (1) and UEFA (16). Two additional places are decided through an intercontinental play-off tournament.