Group Stage

12 groups of 4 teams each. The top two from every group advance to the knockout round of 32. The eight best third-placed teams also qualify.

Advances to knockout round

Possible qualification (best 3rd)

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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MEX

RSA

Jun 11, 7:00 PM UTC

1-200

X+300

2+450

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Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bosnia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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CAN

BIH

Jun 12, 7:00 PM UTC

1-125

X+275

2+270

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Group C

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morocco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haiti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scotland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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BRA

MAR

Jun 13, 10:00 PM UTC

1-182

X+280

2+425

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Group D

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
USA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paraguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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USA

PAR

Jun 13, 1:00 AM UTC

1+100

X+240

2+240

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Group E

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Curacao	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cote d'Ivoire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ecuador	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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GER

CUW

Jun 14, 5:00 PM UTC

1-2500

X+1600

2+4000

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Group F

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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NED

JPN

Jun 14, 8:00 PM UTC

1-105

X+250

2+230

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Group G

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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BEL

EGY

Jun 15, 7:00 PM UTC

1-154

X+275

2+375

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Group H

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cape Verde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Uruguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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ESP

CPV

Jun 15, 4:00 PM UTC

1-1111

X+1200

2+2000

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Group I

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iraq	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Senegal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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FRA

SEN

Jun 16, 7:00 PM UTC

1-227

X+333

2+525

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Group J

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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ARG

ALG

Jun 17, 1:00 AM UTC

1-263

X+333

2+600

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Group K

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
DR Congo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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POR

COD

Jun 17, 5:00 PM UTC

1-370

X+400

2+900

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Group L

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ghana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Panama	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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ENG

CRO

Jun 17, 8:00 PM UTC

1-154

X+270

2+350

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Understanding the World Cup 2026 Group Stage

The 2026 World Cup group stage features 12 groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams from every group qualify automatically for the knockout round, along with the 8 best third-place finishers. With 48 teams competing, the group stage consists of 48 matches played from June 11 to June 26, 2026.