World Cup 2026 Groups
12 groups of 4 teams. Top 2 from each group advance, plus 8 best third-placed teams.
For the first time, the FIFA World Cup uses a 48-team format across 12 groups — an expansion from the 32-team, 8-group structure used since France 1998. Each team plays three group-stage matches. The 32-team knockout round begins once all groups are decided. With 16 nations advancing as group winners and runners-up, and a further 8 qualifying as best third-placed teams, the new format offers more nations a realistic path to the quarter-finals.
Group A
Mexico
W
W
D
D
L
D
D
L
W
W
51% win
81.00
South Africa
W
W
D
D
W
W
W
L
W
L
44.4% win
1001.00
South Korea
D
D
W
W
W
D
L
W
W
W
56.8% win
501.00
TBD (European Playoff D)
1 H2H records available
Group B
Canada
W
D
W
D
W
W
L
D
D
W
46.2% win
251.00
TBD (European Playoff A)
Qatar
L
D
D
L
D
W
L
L
D
L
39.6% win
1001.00
Switzerland
D
W
W
W
W
W
W
D
W
D
42.9% win
110.00
2 H2H records available
Group C
Brazil
W
L
D
W
W
L
W
L
W
D
42.4% win
9.50
Morocco
W
W
W
W
D
W
W
W
D
L
76.1% win
81.00
Haiti
L
L
D
L
D
D
W
L
W
W
53.3% win
5001.00
Scotland
W
L
L
W
D
W
W
W
L
W
42.4% win
375.00
2 H2H records available
Group D
United States
W
D
W
L
L
W
D
W
W
W
52% win
81.00
Paraguay
W
D
W
L
D
W
D
L
L
W
33.3% win
160.00
Australia
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
58.8% win
501.00
TBD (European Playoff C)
2 H2H records available
Group E
Germany
W
D
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
52.8% win
15.00
Curaçao
W
D
D
L
D
W
W
D
W
D
40% win
5001.00
Ivory Coast
D
W
W
L
W
W
D
W
W
L
61% win
301.00
Ecuador
W
D
D
D
D
W
D
D
D
W
45.7% win
101.00
Group F
Netherlands
D
D
W
W
D
W
W
W
D
W
55.6% win
23.00
Japan
W
D
L
W
D
L
D
W
W
W
71.4% win
101.00
TBD (European Playoff B)
Tunisia
D
W
D
L
D
W
W
L
D
D
50% win
501.00
1 H2H records available
Group G
Belgium
L
W
D
W
W
W
D
W
D
W
52.9% win
51.00
Egypt
D
D
L
W
W
D
W
W
L
D
55.8% win
301.00
Iran
W
W
W
D
L
W
L
W
D
D
68.6% win
501.00
New Zealand
W
W
W
L
L
L
L
D
L
L
41.4% win
1501.00
2 H2H records available
Group H
Spain
D
D
W
D
W
W
W
W
W
D
75.7% win
5.50
Cape Verde
W
D
W
D
W
W
D
W
D
D
44.4% win
2001.00
Saudi Arabia
D
W
D
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
42.3% win
1001.00
Uruguay
L
D
L
W
W
D
W
W
D
L
44.4% win
81.00
1 H2H records available
Group I
France
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
D
W
W
63.9% win
9.00
Senegal
W
L
W
W
D
W
W
W
W
W
73.2% win
140.00
TBD (Intercontinental Playoff 2)
Norway
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
D
W
W
63.3% win
35.00
Group J
Argentina
W
W
W
W
D
W
L
W
W
W
80% win
9.50
Algeria
W
D
W
W
D
W
W
W
W
L
68.9% win
401.00
Austria
D
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
D
61.8% win
201.00
Jordan
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
46.8% win
2501.00
Group K
Portugal
L
W
W
D
W
W
W
D
L
W
69.4% win
13.00
TBD (Intercontinental Playoff 1)
Uzbekistan
D
W
D
D
W
W
L
W
D
D
55.3% win
2001.00
Colombia
L
D
D
D
W
W
W
D
W
W
57.9% win
51.00
Group L
England
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
70.3% win
7.60
Croatia
W
L
W
W
W
W
D
W
W
W
57.6% win
101.00
Ghana
W
W
L
W
D
W
W
W
L
L
37.5% win
401.00
Panama
W
D
D
D
W
D
W
W
D
L
51% win
1501.00
2 H2H records available