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World Cup 2026 groups, third-place race, and knockout path

Kickoff Lens tracks completed results into group tables, keeps the third-place race readable, and preserves the round-of-32 path while official qualifiers are still pending. This page is generated from the live-agent package updated at 2026-06-18T04:00:54.466Z; 23 matches are currently marked complete.

Groups

A

Team	Pts	P	GD	GF	GA
Mexico	3	1	+2	2	0
South Korea	3	1	+1	2	1
Czech Republic	0	1	-1	1	2
South Africa	0	1	-2	0	2

B

Team	Pts	P	GF	GA
Switzerland	1	1	1	1
Canada	1	1	1	1
Qatar	1	1	1	1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	1	1	1

C

Team	Pts	P	GD	GF	GA
Scotland	3	1	+1	1	0
Brazil	1	1	0	1	1
Morocco	1	1	0	1	1
Haiti	0	1	-1	0	1

D

Team	Pts	P	GD	GF	GA
United States	3	1	+3	4	1
Australia	3	1	+2	2	0
Turkey	0	1	-2	0	2
Paraguay	0	1	-3	1	4

E

Team	Pts	P	GD	GF	GA
Germany	3	1	+6	7	1
Ivory Coast	3	1	+1	1	0
Ecuador	0	1	-1	0	1
Curaçao	0	1	-6	1	7

F

Team	Pts	P	GD	GF	GA
Sweden	3	1	+4	5	1
Netherlands	1	1	0	2	2
Japan	1	1	0	2	2
Tunisia	0	1	-4	1	5

G

Team	Pts	P	GF	GA
Iran	1	1	2	2
New Zealand	1	1	2	2
Belgium	1	1	1	1
Egypt	1	1	1	1

H

Team	Pts	P	GF	GA
Uruguay	1	1	1	1
Saudi Arabia	1	1	1	1
Spain	1	1	0	0
Cape Verde	1	1	0	0

I

Team	Pts	P	GD	GF	GA
Norway	3	1	+3	4	1
France	3	1	+2	3	1
Senegal	0	1	-2	1	3
Iraq	0	1	-3	1	4

J

Team	Pts	P	GD	GF	GA
Argentina	3	1	+3	3	0
Austria	3	1	+2	3	1
Jordan	0	1	-2	1	3
Algeria	0	1	-3	0	3

K

Team	Pts	P	GF	GA
Portugal	1	1	1	1
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	1	1	1
Colombia	0	0	0	0
Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0

L

Team	Pts	P	GD	GF	GA
England	3	1	+2	4	2
Ghana	3	1	+1	1	0
Panama	0	1	-1	0	1
Croatia	0	1	-2	2	4

Third-place race

The 2026 format advances group winners and runners-up, plus the strongest third-place teams. This table is modelled from completed group results in the live package and will shift as more matches finish.

Rank	Team	Group	Pts	GD	GF
1	Japan	F	1	0	2
2	Morocco	C	1	0	1
3	Belgium	G	1	0	1
4	Qatar	B	1	0	1
5	Spain	H	1	0	0
6	Colombia	K	0	0	0
7	Czech Republic	A	0	-1	1
8	Ecuador	E	0	-1	0
9	Panama	L	0	-1	0
10	Senegal	I	0	-2	1
11	Jordan	J	0	-2	1
12	Turkey	D	0	-2	0

Knockout path

Knockout slots stay readable before qualifiers are confirmed. Once upstream data resolves a placeholder into a real team, the dynamic match pages and this tournament page read the updated package first.

Match	Date	Status	City
Round of 32 slot: Runner-up Group A vs Runner-up Group B	Jun 29, 11:00	Scheduled	Los Angeles (Inglewood)
Round of 32 slot: Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group F	Jun 30, 09:00	Scheduled	Houston
Round of 32 slot: Winner Group E vs 3rd Group A/B/C/D/F	Jun 30, 12:30	Scheduled	Boston (Foxborough)
Round of 32 slot: Winner Group F vs Runner-up Group C	Jun 30, 17:00	Scheduled	Monterrey (Guadalupe)
Round of 32 slot: Runner-up Group E vs Runner-up Group I	Jul 01, 09:00	Scheduled	Dallas (Arlington, Texas)
Round of 32 slot: Winner Group I vs 3rd Group C/D/F/G/H	Jul 01, 13:00	Scheduled	New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford)
Round of 32 slot: Winner Group A vs 3rd Group C/E/F/H/I	Jul 01, 17:00	Scheduled	Mexico City
Round of 32 slot: Winner Group L vs 3rd Group E/H/I/J/K	Jul 02, 08:00	Scheduled	Atlanta
Round of 32 slot: Winner Group G vs 3rd Group A/E/H/I/J	Jul 02, 12:00	Scheduled	Seattle
Round of 32 slot: Winner Group D vs 3rd Group B/E/F/I/J	Jul 02, 16:00	Scheduled	San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Clara)
Round of 32 slot: Winner Group H vs Runner-up Group J	Jul 03, 11:00	Scheduled	Los Angeles (Inglewood)
Round of 32 slot: Runner-up Group K vs Runner-up Group L	Jul 03, 15:00	Scheduled	Toronto
Round of 32 slot: Winner Group B vs 3rd Group E/F/G/I/J	Jul 03, 19:00	Scheduled	Vancouver
Round of 32 slot: Runner-up Group D vs Runner-up Group G	Jul 04, 10:00	Scheduled	Dallas (Arlington, Texas)
Round of 32 slot: Winner Group J vs Runner-up Group H	Jul 04, 14:00	Scheduled	Miami (Miami Gardens)
Round of 32 slot: Winner Group K vs 3rd Group D/E/I/J/L	Jul 04, 17:30	Scheduled	Kansas City
Round of 16 slot: Winner Match 73 vs Winner Match 75	Jul 05, 09:00	Scheduled	Houston
Round of 16 slot: Winner Match 74 vs Winner Match 77	Jul 05, 13:00	Scheduled	Philadelphia
Round of 16 slot: Winner Match 76 vs Winner Match 78	Jul 06, 12:00	Scheduled	New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford)
Round of 16 slot: Winner Match 79 vs Winner Match 80	Jul 06, 16:00	Scheduled	Mexico City
Round of 16 slot: Winner Match 83 vs Winner Match 84	Jul 07, 11:00	Scheduled	Dallas (Arlington, Texas)
Round of 16 slot: Winner Match 81 vs Winner Match 82	Jul 07, 16:00	Scheduled	Seattle
Round of 16 slot: Winner Match 86 vs Winner Match 88	Jul 08, 08:00	Scheduled	Atlanta
Round of 16 slot: Winner Match 85 vs Winner Match 87	Jul 08, 12:00	Scheduled	Vancouver
Quarterfinal slot: Winner Match 89 vs Winner Match 90	Jul 10, 12:00	Scheduled	Boston (Foxborough)
Quarterfinal slot: Winner Match 93 vs Winner Match 94	Jul 11, 11:00	Scheduled	Los Angeles (Inglewood)
Quarterfinal slot: Winner Match 91 vs Winner Match 92	Jul 12, 13:00	Scheduled	Miami (Miami Gardens)
Quarterfinal slot: Winner Match 95 vs Winner Match 96	Jul 12, 17:00	Scheduled	Kansas City
Semifinal slot: Winner Match 97 vs Winner Match 98	Jul 15, 11:00	Scheduled	Dallas (Arlington, Texas)
Semifinal slot: Winner Match 99 vs Winner Match 100	Jul 16, 11:00	Scheduled	Atlanta
Third-place slot: Loser Match 101 vs Loser Match 102	Jul 19, 13:00	Scheduled	Miami (Miami Gardens)
Final slot: Winner Match 101 vs Winner Match 102	Jul 20, 11:00	Scheduled	New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford)

Data notes

The standings use confirmed scores from the live data worker. Tie-break ordering uses points, goal difference, goals scored, then FIFA rank as a stable display fallback until official tie-break detail is available.

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