World Cup 2026 Groups: Final Standings

Final standings. The group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup was played from 11 to 27 June 2026. These are the final tables for all 12 groups. FIFA Live Updates is an independent website and is not affiliated with FIFA.

How the group stage worked

The 48 teams were drawn into 12 groups of four (A to L). Each team played three matches, earning three points for a win and one for a draw. The top two teams in every group and the eight best third-placed teams advanced to the new Round of 32, so 32 of the 48 teams reached the knockout stage.

The eight third-placed teams that advanced were Bosnia and Herzegovina, Paraguay, Ecuador, Sweden, Senegal, Algeria, DR Congo and Ghana. South Korea, Scotland, Iran and Uruguay finished third but were eliminated.

Final group tables

Group A

TeamW-D-LGoalsPts
Mexico
1st – qualified
3-0-06-09
South Africa
2nd – qualified
1-1-12-34
South Korea
3rd – eliminated
1-0-22-33
Czechia
Eliminated
0-1-22-61

Group B

TeamW-D-LGoalsPts
Switzerland
1st – qualified
2-1-07-37
Canada
2nd – qualified
1-1-18-34
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3rd – qualified
1-1-15-64
Qatar
Eliminated
0-1-22-101

Group C

TeamW-D-LGoalsPts
Brazil
1st – qualified
2-1-07-17
Morocco
2nd – qualified
2-1-06-37
Scotland
3rd – eliminated
1-0-21-43
Haiti
Eliminated
0-0-32-80

Group D

TeamW-D-LGoalsPts
USA
1st – qualified
2-0-18-46
Australia
2nd – qualified
1-1-12-24
Paraguay
3rd – qualified
1-1-12-44
Turkey
Eliminated
1-0-23-53

Group E

TeamW-D-LGoalsPts
Germany
1st – qualified
2-0-110-46
Ivory Coast
2nd – qualified
2-0-14-26
Ecuador
3rd – qualified
1-1-12-24
Curaçao
Eliminated
0-1-21-91

Group F

TeamW-D-LGoalsPts
Netherlands
1st – qualified
2-1-010-47
Japan
2nd – qualified
1-2-07-35
Sweden
3rd – qualified
1-1-17-74
Tunisia
Eliminated
0-0-32-120

Group G

TeamW-D-LGoalsPts
Belgium
1st – qualified
1-2-06-25
Egypt
2nd – qualified
1-2-05-35
Iran
3rd – eliminated
0-3-03-33
New Zealand
Eliminated
0-1-24-101

Group H

TeamW-D-LGoalsPts
Spain
1st – qualified
2-1-05-07
Cape Verde
2nd – qualified
0-3-02-23
Uruguay
3rd – eliminated
0-2-13-42
Saudi Arabia
Eliminated
0-2-11-52

Group I

TeamW-D-LGoalsPts
France
1st – qualified
3-0-010-29
Norway
2nd – qualified
2-0-18-76
Senegal
3rd – qualified
1-0-28-63
Iraq
Eliminated
0-0-31-120

Group J

TeamW-D-LGoalsPts
Argentina
1st – qualified
3-0-08-19
Austria
2nd – qualified
1-1-16-64
Algeria
3rd – qualified
1-1-15-74
Jordan
Eliminated
0-0-33-80

Group K

TeamW-D-LGoalsPts
Colombia
1st – qualified
2-1-04-17
Portugal
2nd – qualified
1-2-06-15
DR Congo
3rd – qualified
1-1-14-34
Uzbekistan
Eliminated
0-0-32-110

Group L

TeamW-D-LGoalsPts
England
1st – qualified
2-1-06-27
Croatia
2nd – qualified
2-0-15-56
Ghana
3rd – qualified
1-1-12-24
Panama
Eliminated
0-0-30-40

W-D-L = wins, draws, losses. Goals = goals scored – goals conceded. Where teams finished level on points, positions were decided by FIFA's tie-breaking rules (goal difference, goals scored and head-to-head results).

Group stage talking points

  • Perfect records: Mexico, France and Argentina won all three of their group matches.
  • Spain's defence: Spain topped Group H without conceding a goal, a sign of the defensive record that carried them to the title.
  • Debutants: Cape Verde drew all three matches and finished second in Group H to reach the knockout stage at their first World Cup. Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan, also debutants, went out in the group stage.
  • Notable exits: Uruguay finished third in Group H and were among the four third-placed teams eliminated.

See every knockout result on our World Cup 2026 results page, or browse all 48 teams.

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