Group-stage archive

A frozen snapshot of the 2026 World Cup group stage, kept after the knockout stage began. Two views of the same final standings.

A frozen archive of the final group-stage standings. The knockout stage has begun, so these standings no longer change.

End of Group Stage: All 48 teams, best-third order Every team ranked by the official best third-placed criteria: points, then goal difference, then goals scored, then conduct, then FIFA ranking. The frozen state after the end of the group stage. Best third-placed teams The twelve third-placed teams ranked against one another, with the cut after the eight that qualified. The frozen state after the end of the group stage. Qualification scenarios The best-third qualification picture going into the final group-stage matchday: who was through, who was out, and what every still-undecided team needed, match by match. Frozen as it stood before the knockouts.

This archive holds 48 teams across 12 groups in their frozen state after the end of the group stage. 8 of the 12 third-placed teams qualified for the knockout stage.