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World Cup 2026 Standings

Pre-tournament tables show the FIFA-rank-projected order for all 12 groups. Live standings โ€” points, goal difference, best-third tiebreaker โ€” update automatically once kickoff begins on Wednesday June 11, 2026 with Mexico vs South Africa at Estadio Azteca.

Status: Pre-tournament projection. Tables refresh in real time from June 11 (opener) through July 19 (final). Last data review: 2026-05-13.
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2026 World Cup ยท Group Standings (FIFA-rank projected)
Group A โ†’
# Team FIFA Pot P W D L GD Pts
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico #15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทSouth Korea #25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzech Republic #41 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa #60 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 โ€” projected to advance to Round of 32
3rd-seeded โ€” best-third candidate
Group B โ†’
# Team FIFA Pot P W D L GD Pts
1 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland #19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada #30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar #55 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina #65 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 โ€” projected to advance to Round of 32
3rd-seeded โ€” best-third candidate
Group C โ†’
# Team FIFA Pot P W D L GD Pts
1 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil #6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco #8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟScotland #43 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti #83 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 โ€” projected to advance to Round of 32
3rd-seeded โ€” best-third candidate
Group D โ†’
# Team FIFA Pot P W D L GD Pts
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States #16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye #22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia #27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay #40 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 โ€” projected to advance to Round of 32
3rd-seeded โ€” best-third candidate
Group E โ†’
# Team FIFA Pot P W D L GD Pts
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany #10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador #23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎIvory Coast #34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao #82 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 โ€” projected to advance to Round of 32
3rd-seeded โ€” best-third candidate
Group F โ†’
# Team FIFA Pot P W D L GD Pts
1 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands #7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan #18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden #38 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia #44 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 โ€” projected to advance to Round of 32
3rd-seeded โ€” best-third candidate
Group G โ†’
# Team FIFA Pot P W D L GD Pts
1 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium #9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran #21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt #29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand #85 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 โ€” projected to advance to Round of 32
3rd-seeded โ€” best-third candidate
Group H โ†’
# Team FIFA Pot P W D L GD Pts
1 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain #2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay #17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia #61 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCape Verde #69 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 โ€” projected to advance to Round of 32
3rd-seeded โ€” best-third candidate
Group I โ†’
# Team FIFA Pot P W D L GD Pts
1 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance #1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal #14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway #31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq #57 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 โ€” projected to advance to Round of 32
3rd-seeded โ€” best-third candidate
Group J โ†’
# Team FIFA Pot P W D L GD Pts
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina #3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria #24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria #28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan #63 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 โ€” projected to advance to Round of 32
3rd-seeded โ€” best-third candidate
Group K โ†’
# Team FIFA Pot P W D L GD Pts
1 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal #5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia #13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDR Congo #46 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan #50 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 โ€” projected to advance to Round of 32
3rd-seeded โ€” best-third candidate
Group L โ†’
# Team FIFA Pot P W D L GD Pts
1 ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟEngland #4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia #11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama #33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana #74 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 โ€” projected to advance to Round of 32
3rd-seeded โ€” best-third candidate

Top 2 from each of the 12 groups advance automatically. The 8 best third-place finishers also progress โ€” the Round of 32 is a new format introduced for 2026. Tables sorted by April 2026 FIFA Men's World Ranking; live points / GD / W-D-L update from June 11. Source: FIFA 2026 Final Draw (Dec 5, 2025).