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World Cup 2026 Calendar

Group A

# Team P W D L +/- Pts Form
1
Mexico
3 3 0 0 +6 9
L W W W W
2
South Africa
3 1 1 1 -1 4
L W D L
3
South Korea
3 1 0 2 -1 3
L L W
4
Czechia
3 0 1 2 -4 1
L D L

Group B

# Team P W D L +/- Pts Form
1
Switzerland
3 2 1 0 +4 7
L W W W W
2
Canada
3 1 1 1 +5 4
L W L W D
3
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 1 1 1 -1 4
L W L D
4
Qatar
3 0 1 2 -8 1
L L D

Group C

# Team P W D L +/- Pts Form
1
Brazil
3 2 1 0 +6 7
L W W W D
2
Morocco
3 2 1 0 +3 7
L W W W W
3
United Kingdom
3 1 0 2 -3 3
L L W
4
Haiti
3 0 0 3 -6 0
L L L

Group D

# Team P W D L +/- Pts Form
1
United States
3 2 0 1 +4 6
L W L W W
2
Australia
3 1 1 1 0 4
L D L W
3
Paraguay
3 1 1 1 -2 4
L W D W L
4
Turkey
3 1 0 2 -2 3
W L L

Group E

# Team P W D L +/- Pts Form
1
Germany
3 2 0 1 +6 6
L L W W
2
Côte d’Ivoire
3 2 0 1 +2 6
L W L W
3
Ecuador
3 1 1 1 0 4
L W D L
4
Curaçao
3 0 1 2 -8 1
L D L

Group F

# Team P W D L +/- Pts Form
1
Netherlands
3 2 1 0 +6 7
L W W D
2
Japan
3 1 2 0 +4 5
L D W D
3
Sweden
3 1 1 1 0 4
L D L W
4
Tunisia
3 0 0 3 -10 0
L L L

Group G

# Team P W D L +/- Pts Form
1
Belgium
3 1 2 0 +4 5
L W W W D
2
Egypt
3 1 2 0 +2 5
L W D W D
3
Iran
3 0 3 0 0 3
D D D
4
New Zealand
3 0 1 2 -6 1
L L D

Group H

# Team P W D L +/- Pts Form
1
Spain
3 2 1 0 +5 7
W W W W W
2
Cape Verde Islands
3 0 3 0 0 3
L D D D
3
Uruguay
3 0 2 1 -1 2
L D D
4
Saudi Arabia
3 0 2 1 -4 2
D L D

Group I

# Team P W D L +/- Pts Form
1
France
3 3 0 0 +8 9
L W W W W
2
Norway
3 2 0 1 +1 6
L W W L W
3
Senegal
3 1 0 2 +2 3
L W L L
4
Iraq
3 0 0 3 -11 0
L L L

Group J

# Team P W D L +/- Pts Form
1
Argentina
3 3 0 0 +7 9
W W W W W
2
Austria
3 1 1 1 0 4
L D L W
3
Algeria
3 1 1 1 -2 4
L D W L
4
Jordan
3 0 0 3 -5 0
L L L

Group K

# Team P W D L +/- Pts Form
1
Colombia
3 2 1 0 +3 7
L W D W W
2
Portugal
3 1 2 0 +5 5
L W D W D
3
Congo DR
3 1 1 1 +1 4
L W L D
4
Uzbekistan
3 0 0 3 -9 0
L L L

Group L

# Team P W D L +/- Pts Form
1
United Kingdom
3 2 1 0 +4 7
W W W W D
2
Croatia
3 2 0 1 0 6
L W W L
3
Ghana
3 1 1 1 0 4
L L D W
4
Panama
3 0 0 3 -4 0
L L L

Group Stage

# Team P W D L +/- Pts Form
1
Congo DR
3 1 1 1 +1 4
L W L D
2
Sweden
3 1 1 1 0 4
L D L W
3
Ghana
3 1 1 1 0 4
L L D W
4
Ecuador
3 1 1 1 0 4
L W D L
5
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 1 1 1 -1 4
L W L D
6
Algeria
3 1 1 1 -2 4
L D W L
7
Paraguay
3 1 1 1 -2 4
L W D W L
8
Senegal
3 1 0 2 +2 3
L W L L
9
Iran
3 0 3 0 0 3
D D D
10
South Korea
3 1 0 2 -1 3
L L W
11
United Kingdom
3 1 0 2 -3 3
L L W
12
Uruguay
3 0 2 1 -1 2
L D D

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