Group stage · 48 teams · 12 groups

GROUPS & TABLES

The top 2 in each group go through to the knockouts. The 8 best third-placed teams take the last spots in the Round of 32.

Directly qualified (top 2)

Best third-placed — fighting for 8 spots

		P	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	3	+6	9
2	South Africa	3	-1	4
3	South Korea	3	-1	3
4	Czechia	3	-4	1

		P	GD	Pts
1	Switzerland	3	+4	7
2	Canada	3	+5	4
3	Bosnia-Herzegovina	3	-1	4
4	Qatar	3	-8	1

		P	GD	Pts
1	United States	3	+4	6
2	Australia	3	0	4
3	Paraguay	3	-2	4
4	Türkiye	3	-2	3

		P	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	3	+6	7
2	Morocco	3	+3	7
3	Scotland	3	-3	3
4	Haiti	3	-6	0

		P	GD	Pts
1	Germany	3	+6	6
2	Ivory Coast	3	+2	6
3	Ecuador	3	0	4
4	Curaçao	3	-8	1

		P	GD	Pts
1	Netherlands	3	+6	7
2	Japan	3	+4	5
3	Sweden	3	0	4
4	Tunisia	3	-10	0

		P	GD	Pts
1	Spain	3	+5	7
2	Cape Verde	3	0	3
3	Uruguay	3	-1	2
4	Saudi Arabia	3	-4	2

		P	GD	Pts
1	Belgium	3	+4	5
2	Egypt	3	+2	5
3	Iran	3	0	3
4	New Zealand	3	-6	1

		P	GD	Pts
1	France	3	+8	9
2	Norway	3	+1	6
3	Senegal	3	+2	3
4	Iraq	3	-11	0

		P	GD	Pts
1	Argentina	3	+7	9
2	Austria	3	0	4
3	Algeria	3	-2	4
4	Jordan	3	-5	0

		P	GD	Pts
1	Colombia	3	+3	7
2	Portugal	3	+5	5
3	Congo DR	3	+1	4
4	Uzbekistan	3	-9	0

		P	GD	Pts
1	England	3	+4	7
2	Croatia	3	0	6
3	Ghana	3	0	4
4	Panama	3	-4	0

The decisive race

THIRD-PLACE TABLE.

New for 2026: eight of the twelve third-placed teams advance. Settled on points, goal difference and goals scored.

	Team	Group	P	GD	Pts
1	Congo DR	K	3	+1	4	In
2	Sweden	F	3	0	4	In
3	Ecuador	E	3	0	4	In
4	Ghana	L	3	0	4	In
5	Bosnia-Herzegovina	B	3	-1	4	In
6	Algeria	J	3	-2	4	In
7	Paraguay	C	3	-2	4	In
8	Senegal	I	3	+2	3	In
9	Iran	H	3	0	3	Out
10	South Korea	A	3	-1	3	Out
11	Scotland	D	3	-3	3	Out
12	Uruguay	G	3	-1	2	Out