π FIFA World Cup 2026
The group stage of the historic, expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup 2026 has officially concluded. With 215 group-stage goals breaking all past records, elite heavyweights and spectacular underdogs are moving forward into a high-stakes, single-elimination Round of 32 knockout bracket.
π Group Stage Points Table (Final Standings)
Final group standings for the top advancing brackets, modeled in standard clean sports journalism formats:
Group A
| Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
Form |
| 1 |
π²π½ Mexico (Q) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
+6 |
9 |
W-W-W |
| 2 |
πΏπ¦ South Africa (Q) |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
4 |
L-W-D |
| 3 |
π°π· South Korea |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-1 |
3 |
L-L-W |
| 4 |
π¨πΏ Czechia |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
-4 |
1 |
L-D-L |
Group B
| Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
Form |
| 1 |
π¨π Switzerland (Q) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
+4 |
7 |
W-W-D |
| 2 |
π¨π¦ Canada (Q) |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
+5 |
4 |
W-D-L |
| 3 |
π§π¦ Bosnia-Herzegovina (Q) |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
4 |
L-D-W |
| 4 |
πΆπ¦ Qatar |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
-8 |
1 |
L-D-L |
Group C
| Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
Form |
| 1 |
π§π· Brazil (Q) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
+6 |
7 |
W-W-D |
| 2 |
π²π¦ Morocco (Q) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
+3 |
7 |
W-W-D |
| 3 |
π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ Scotland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-3 |
3 |
L-L-W |
| 4 |
ππΉ Haiti |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
-6 |
0 |
L-L-L |
π
Upcoming Round of 32 Schedule (GMT Format)
The single-elimination battles are locked in. All kickoffs below have been normalized strictly to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT):
| Date |
Matchup |
Venue / Stadium Location |
Kickoff (GMT) |
| June 29 |
Brazil vs. Japan |
Houston Stadium, Texas |
17:00 GMT |
| June 29 |
Germany vs. Paraguay |
Boston Stadium, Massachusetts |
20:30 GMT |
| June 30 |
Netherlands vs. Morocco |
Monterrey Stadium, Mexico |
01:00 GMT |
| June 30 |
Ivory Coast vs. Norway |
Dallas Stadium, Texas |
17:00 GMT |
| June 30 |
France vs. Sweden |
New York New Jersey Stadium |
21:00 GMT |
| July 01 |
Mexico vs. Ecuador |
Mexico City Stadium, Mexico |
01:00 GMT |
| July 01 |
England vs. DR Congo |
Atlanta Stadium, Georgia |
16:00 GMT |
| July 01 |
Belgium vs. Senegal |
Seattle Stadium, Washington |
20:00 GMT |
| July 02 |
United States vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina |
San Francisco Bay Area Stadium |
00:00 GMT |
β½ Golden Boot Tracker: Top Player Stats
Individual magic has dominated this World Cup cycle. Lionel Messi sits atop the statistics chart after a dazzling group-stage campaign, closely shadowed by elite global forwards:
| Rank |
Player Name |
National Team |
Matches |
Goals Scored |
| 1 |
Lionel Messi |
π¦π· Argentina |
4 |
6 |
| 2 |
Kylian MbappΓ© |
π«π· France |
4 |
4 |
| 3 |
Ousmane DembΓ©lΓ© |
π«π· France |
4 |
4 |
| 4 |
VinΓcius JΓΊnior |
π§π· Brazil |
4 |
4 |
| 5 |
Erling Haaland |
π³π΄ Norway |
4 |
4 |