The 2026 men’s World Cup has 48 teams competing in 72 group stage games, with the knockout rounds adding an extra 32 games to the schedule. Bring it on.
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Remember: in this new expanded World Cup format (the first time in history there have been 48 teams) the top two groups qualify for the Round of 32 knockout stage automatically, while the eight-best third-place teams will join them in the last 32.
And just in case you’re struggling to keep up with how it’s all shaping up in the group stage, this page will keep you update on where things stands.
Below are the final group stage standings and tables for all 12 groups at the 2026 World Cup.
Group A
- Mexico - 9 points (+6 GD) — GROUP WINNERS
- South Africa - 4 points (-1 GD) — RUNNERS-UP
- South Korea - 3 points (-1 GD) — CAN STILL ADVANCE
- Czechia - 1 point (-4 GD) — ELIMINATED
Group B
- Switzerland - 7 points (+4 GD) — GROUP WINNERS
- Canada - 4 points (+5 GD) — RUNNERS-UP
- Bosnia and Herzegovina - 4 points (-1 GD) — ADVANCED
- Qatar - 1 point (-8 GD) — ELIMINATED
Group C
- Brazil - 7 points (+6 GD) — GROUP WINNERS
- Morocco - 7 points (+3 GD) — RUNNERS-UP
- Scotland - 3 points (-3 GD) — CAN STILL ADVANCE
- Haiti - 0 points (-6 GD) — ELIMINATED
Group D
- USA - 6 points (+4 GD) — GROUP WINNERS
- Australia - 4 points (0 GD) — RUNNERS-UP
- Paraguay - 4 points (-2 GD) — ADVANCED
- Turkiye - 3 points (-2 GD) — ELIMINATED
Group E
- Germany - 6 points (+6 GD) — GROUP WINNERS
- Ivory Coast - 6 points (+2 GD) — RUNNERS-UP
- Ecuador - 4 points (0 GD) — ADVANCED
- Curacao - 1 point (-8 GD) — ELIMINATED
Group F
- Netherlands - 7 points (+6 GD) — GROUP WINNERS
- Japan - 5 points (+4 GD) — RUNNERS-UP
- Sweden - 4 points (0 GD) — ADVANCED
- Tunisia - 0 points (-10 GD) — ELIMINATED
Group G
- Belgium - 5 points (+3 GD) — GROUP WINNERS
- Egypt - 5 points (+2 GD) — RUNNERS-UP
- Iran - 3 points (0 GD) — ELIMINATED
- New Zealand - 1 point (-5 GD) — ELIMINATED
Group H
- Spain - 7 points (+5 GD) — GROUP WINNERS
- Cape Verde - 3 points (0 GD) — RUNNERS-UP
- Uruguay - 2 points (-1 GD) — ELIMINATED
- Saudi Arabia - 1 point (-4 GD) — ELIMINATED
Group I
- France - 9 points (+8 GD) — GROUP WINNERS
- Norway - 6 points (+1 GD) — RUNNERS-UP
- Senegal - 0 points (-3 GD) — ADVANCED
- Iraq - 0 points (-6 GD) — ELIMINATED
Group J
- Argentina - 9 points (+7 GD) — GROUP WINNERS
- Austria - 4 points (0 GD) — RUNNERS-UP
- Algeria - 4 points (-2 GD) — ADVANCED
- Jordan - 0 points (-5 GD) — ELIMINATED
Group K
- Colombia - 6 points (+3 GD) — GROUP WINNERS
- Portugal - 4 points (+5 GD) — RUNNERS-UP
- DR Congo - 4 point (+1 GD) — ADVANCED TO ROUND OF 32
- Uzbekistan - 0 points (-7 GD) — ELIMINATED
Group L
- England - 7 points (+4 GD) — GROUP WINNERS
- Croatia - 6 points (0 GD) — RUNNERS-UP
- Ghana - 4 points (0 GD) — ADVANCED TO ROUND OF 32
- Panama - 0 points (-4 GD) — ELIMINATED
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