Group stage draw

Groups A – L

12 groups of 4 teams. Top 2 from each group plus 8 best third-placed sides advance to the Round of 32.

FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage format overview
StatValuevs 2022
Total groups12+4 (was 8)
Teams per group4Same
Group stage matches72+8 (was 64)
Teams advancing32+16 (was 16)
Total teams48+16 (was 32)
Group A 4 teams
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A — teams, rankings and standings
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1 Argentina Argentina #1 00000
2 Canada Canada #40 00000
3 Morocco Morocco #14 00000
4 Mexico Mexico #16 00000
Group B 4 teams
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B — teams, rankings and standings
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1 USA USA #11 00000
2 Spain Spain #3 00000
3 Japan Japan #18 00000
4 Costa Rica Costa Rica #41 00000
Group C 4 teams
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group C — teams, rankings and standings
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1 France France #2 00000
2 Australia Australia #23 00000
3 Ecuador Ecuador #44 00000
4 Cameroon Cameroon #42 00000
Group D 4 teams
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D — teams, rankings and standings
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1 England England #4 00000
2 Netherlands Netherlands #7 00000
3 Iran Iran #22 00000
4 Venezuela Venezuela #38 00000
Group E 4 teams
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E — teams, rankings and standings
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1 Brazil Brazil #5 00000
2 Germany Germany #4 00000
3 Colombia Colombia #11 00000
4 Chile Chile #21 00000
Group F 4 teams
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F — teams, rankings and standings
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1 Portugal Portugal #6 00000
2 Belgium Belgium #3 00000
3 South Korea South Korea #23 00000
4 Bolivia Bolivia #85 00000
Group G 4 teams
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G — teams, rankings and standings
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1 Italy Italy #9 00000
2 Croatia Croatia #10 00000
3 Uruguay Uruguay #20 00000
4 Nigeria Nigeria #40 00000
Group H 4 teams
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H — teams, rankings and standings
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1 Poland Poland #28 00000
2 Denmark Denmark #14 00000
3 Peru Peru #33 00000
4 New Zealand New Zealand #97 00000
Group I 4 teams
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I — teams, rankings and standings
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1 Switzerland Switzerland #19 00000
2 Serbia Serbia #33 00000
3 Senegal Senegal #18 00000
4 Honduras Honduras #80 00000
Group J 4 teams
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J — teams, rankings and standings
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1 Qatar Qatar #37 00000
2 Egypt Egypt #35 00000
3 South Africa South Africa #66 00000
4 Tunisia Tunisia #30 00000
Group K 4 teams
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group K — teams, rankings and standings
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1 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #56 00000
2 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast #48 00000
3 Jamaica Jamaica #55 00000
4 TBD TBD — 00000
Group L 4 teams
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L — teams, rankings and standings
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1 Morocco Morocco #14 00000
2 Indonesia Indonesia #130 00000
3 Paraguay Paraguay #65 00000
4 Kosovo Kosovo #100 00000

FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage — how it works

The FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage features 12 groups (A through L), each containing 4 nations. Every team plays 3 group-stage matches — one against each of the other three teams in their group. Points are awarded 3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss. The top 2 teams from each group automatically advance to the Round of 32. Additionally, the 8 best third-placed teams (ranked by points, then goal difference, then goals scored) also qualify — bringing the total to 32 teams in the knockout phase. See the full group stage fixture schedule for dates and times at each venue. See our FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage schedule.

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