2026 World Cup — groups, schedule & predictions

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Group standings

12 groups · 48 teams · the top 2 of each group qualify.

Group A

Group A
#	Team	P	Pts	GD
1	Mexico	3	9	+6
2	South Africa	3	4	-1
3	South Korea	3	3	-1
4	Czechia	3	1	-4

Group B

Group B
#	Team	P	Pts	GD
1	Switzerland	3	7	+4
2	Canada	3	4	+5
3	Bosnia & Herzegovina	3	4	-1
4	Qatar	3	1	-8

Group C

Group C
#	Team	P	Pts	GD
1	Brazil	3	7	+6
2	Morocco	3	7	+3
3	Scotland	3	3	-3
4	Haiti	3	0	-6

Group D

Group D
#	Team	P	Pts	GD
1	USA	3	6	+4
2	Australia	3	4	+0
3	Paraguay	3	4	-2
4	Türkiye	3	3	-2

Group E

Group E
#	Team	P	Pts	GD
1	Germany	3	6	+6
2	Ivory Coast	3	6	+2
3	Ecuador	3	4	+0
4	Curaçao	3	1	-8

Group F

Group F
#	Team	P	Pts	GD
1	Netherlands	3	7	+6
2	Japan	3	5	+4
3	Sweden	3	4	+0
4	Tunisia	3	0	-10

Group G

Group G
#	Team	P	Pts	GD
1	Belgium	3	5	+4
2	Egypt	3	5	+2
3	Iran	3	3	+0
4	New Zealand	3	1	-6

Group H

Group H
#	Team	P	Pts	GD
1	Spain	3	7	+5
2	Cape Verde Islands	3	3	+0
3	Uruguay	3	2	-1
4	Saudi Arabia	3	2	-4

Group I

Group I
#	Team	P	Pts	GD
1	France	3	9	+8
2	Norway	3	6	+1
3	Senegal	3	3	+2
4	Iraq	3	0	-11

Group J

Group J
#	Team	P	Pts	GD
1	Argentina	3	9	+7
2	Austria	3	4	+0
3	Algeria	3	4	-2
4	Jordan	3	0	-5

Group K

Group K
#	Team	P	Pts	GD
1	Colombia	3	7	+3
2	Portugal	3	5	+5
3	Congo DR	3	4	+1
4	Uzbekistan	3	0	-9

Group L

Group L
#	Team	P	Pts	GD
1	England	3	7	+4
2	Croatia	3	6	+0
3	Ghana	3	4	+0
4	Panama	3	0	-4

Qualification — scenarios

Top 2 qualify directly, then the 8 best third-placed teams reach the round of 32 — updated from the live standings.

Top 2 + best 3rd places → round of 32

Qualifying zone (top 2)
Still in the race
Must win
Eliminated