World Cup 2026 group stage results: all standings and who qualified

How qualification worked

In each of the 12 groups, the top two teams (group winner and runner-up) advanced automatically to the Round of 32. That accounts for 24 of the 32 knockout spots. The remaining eight places were filled by the best third-place finishers from across all 12 groups, ranked by points, then goal difference, then goals scored.

For a full explanation of how the third-place ranking works, see the best third-place teams guide. For the format overview, see the 48-team World Cup format guide. For details on tiebreaker rules used within groups, see the tiebreaker rules guide.

Group standings

Final tables for all 12 groups. Group winners and runners-up advanced to the Round of 32; third-placed teams advanced only if they ranked among the best eight of the twelve (see the ranking below). Match-by-match scores are on each team page and fixture page.

Jump to: Group A · Group B · Group C · Group D · Group E · Group F · Group G · Group H · Group I · Group J · Group K · Group L · Third-place ranking

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

Group J

Group K

Group L

Best third-place qualifiers

Eight of the twelve third-placed teams advanced to the Round of 32, ranked by points and then goal difference (goals scored, conduct points and FIFA ranking are the further tiebreakers). Senegal made it with three points thanks to a 5–0 win over Iraq; South Korea, Iran, Scotland and Uruguay missed out.

For the full explanation of how these eight were chosen, see the best third-place teams guide.

All 32 Round of 32 qualifiers

What happened next?

32 of the 48 teams advanced. See all Round of 32 results, the full knockout results — Spain went on to win the tournament, beating Argentina 1–0 after extra time in the final — and every team's completed bracket path on the bracket visualiser.