2026 World Cup · Group Standings | Ranking Rules | Qualification Scenarios | Advance Probability

🏆 2026 World Cup · Group Standings

Group Standings | Ranking Rules | Qualification Scenarios | Advance Probability

📊 Based on FIFA Official Draw · 48 Teams · 12 Groups · Tournament starts June 11, 2026

📊 Group Standings · 48 Teams · 12 Groups

Top two + 8 best third-placed teams advance to Round of 32
🇦 Group A
RankTeamPldWDLGF/GAGDPts
1🇲🇽 Mexico00000:000
2🇿🇦 South Africa00000:000
3🇰🇷 South Korea00000:000
4🇨🇿 Czech Republic[p]00000:000
🇧 Group B
RankTeamPldWDLGF/GAGDPts
1🇨🇭 Switzerland00000:000
2🇨🇦 Canada00000:000
3🇶🇦 Qatar00000:000
4🇮🇹 Italy/Denmark/Sweden/Turkey[p]00000:000
🇨 Group C
RankTeamPldWDLGF/GAGDPts
1🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland00000:000
2🇧🇷 Brazil00000:000
3🇲🇦 Morocco00000:000
4🇭🇹 Haiti00000:000
🇩 Group D
RankTeamPldWDLGF/GAGDPts
1🇵🇾 Paraguay00000:000
2🇺🇸 United States00000:000
3🇦🇺 Australia00000:000
4🇵🇱 Poland/Ukraine/Albania[p]00000:000
🇪 Group E
RankTeamPldWDLGF/GAGDPts
1🇩🇪 Germany00000:000
2🇪🇨 Ecuador00000:000
3🇨🇮 Ivory Coast00000:000
4🇨🇼 Curaçao00000:000
🇫 Group F
RankTeamPldWDLGF/GAGDPts
1🇳🇱 Netherlands00000:000
2🇯🇵 Japan00000:000
3🇹🇳 Tunisia00000:000
4🇸🇪 Sweden/Poland etc.[p]00000:000
🇬 Group G
RankTeamPldWDLGF/GAGDPts
1🇧🇪 Belgium00000:000
2🇪🇬 Egypt00000:000
3🇮🇷 Iran00000:000
4🇳🇿 New Zealand00000:000
🇭 Group H
RankTeamPldWDLGF/GAGDPts
1🇺🇾 Uruguay00000:000
2🇪🇸 Spain00000:000
3🇨🇻 Cape Verde00000:000
4🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia00000:000
🇮 Group I · Group of Death
RankTeamPldWDLGF/GAGDPts
1🇫🇷 France00000:000
2🇳🇴 Norway00000:000
3🇸🇳 Senegal00000:000
4Iraq/Jamaica/DR Congo/Bolivia[p]00000:000
🇯 Group J
RankTeamPldWDLGF/GAGDPts
1🇦🇹 Austria00000:000
2🇦🇷 Argentina00000:000
3🇯🇴 Jordan00000:000
4🇩🇿 Algeria00000:000
🇰 Group K
RankTeamPldWDLGF/GAGDPts
1🇵🇹 Portugal00000:000
2🇨🇴 Colombia00000:000
3🇺🇿 Uzbekistan00000:000
4🇨🇩 DR Congo[p]00000:000
🇱 Group L
RankTeamPldWDLGF/GAGDPts
1🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England00000:000
2🇭🇷 Croatia00000:000
3🇵🇦 Panama00000:000
4🇬🇭 Ghana00000:000
📌 Draw based on December 2025 FIFA World Cup draw; [p] indicates play-off winner to be determined.
✅ Group stage kicks off on June 11, 2026. Live scores will be updated after each match.

📋 Group Stage Ranking Rules · Tie-breakers

FIFA 2026 Official Regulations
  • 1️⃣ Points — Win 3 pts / Draw 1 pt / Loss 0 pts
  • 2️⃣ Goal difference — in all group matches
  • 3️⃣ Goals scored — in all group matches
  • 4️⃣ Head-to-head points — among tied teams
  • 5️⃣ Head-to-head goal difference — among tied teams
  • 6️⃣ Head-to-head goals scored — among tied teams
  • 7️⃣ Fair play points — Yellow card -1 / Second yellow (indirect red) -3 / Direct red -4
  • 8️⃣ Drawing of lots — by FIFA Organizing Committee
⚖️ Top two teams advance directly to the Round of 32; the eight best third-placed teams also advance.

🔮 Qualification Scenarios · Group-by-Group Analysis

Knockout race preview

🇮 Group I · True Group of Death

France (Mbappé) among tournament favorites; Norway (Haaland) capable of beating anyone; Senegal famously beat France in 2002 opener. Intercontinental play-off winner adds mystery. Every team can advance.

🔥 Most unpredictable group of the tournament

🇱 Group L · Balanced Battle

England have title ambitions; Croatia are back-to-back World Cup semi-finalists; Ghana are athletic dark horses; Panama have proven upset potential. Fair play could decide tight margins.

⚡ Discipline (cards) may become decisive

🇫 Group F · Styles Collide

Netherlands, Japan, Sweden/Poland qualifier and Tunisia represent four distinct football cultures. Japan aims to break their Round-of-16 ceiling in a tough test.

🏆 Knockout Bracket Rules

Top 4 seeds (Spain, Argentina, France, England) are placed in different halves. If they win their groups, they cannot meet before the semi-finals.

📊 With expansion to 48 teams, 8 of 12 third-placed finishers advance, significantly lowering the risk of early elimination for top sides.

📈 Advance Probability · Model Predictions

Based on pot strength / schedule simulation
🇫🇷 France — 92%
🇦🇷 Argentina — 91%
🇪🇸 Spain — 90%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England — 89%
🇧🇷 Brazil — 88%
🇩🇪 Germany — 85%
🇳🇱 Netherlands — 78%
🇵🇹 Portugal — 82%
🇨🇴 Colombia — 65%
🇳🇴 Norway — 58%
🇯🇵 Japan — 52%
📐 Advance probabilities based on Opta supercomputer simulations of 10,000 remaining tournament scenarios. For reference only.