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World Cup Group Stage Ends With Clear Frontrunners

The group stage of the 2026 World Cup has wrapped up, and the standings tell a story of dominant performances alongside tightly fought battles for qualification. Several teams finished with perfect records, while others scraped through on the final matchday.

By Kamil Wrona | Last Updated: 8 Jul 2026

Perfect Records Lead the Pack
Three teams walked away from the group stage without dropping a single point. Mexico topped Group A with all three wins, a flawless defensive record, and six goals scored without conceding once. France were equally impressive in Group I, netting ten goals and conceding just two on their way to nine points. Argentina matched that form in Group J, winning all three matches, scoring eight goals, and conceding only one, finishing well clear of Austria and Algeria who tied on four points apiece.

Tight Races Decide Runners-Up
Not every group had such a clear picture. In Group C, Brazil and Morocco both finished on seven points with identical win-draw-loss records, separated only by goal difference. Group G saw Belgium and Egypt tie on five points each, with Iran picking up three points from three draws without recording a single win. Group F told a different story entirely, with Netherlands topping the standings on seven points while Tunisia finished bottom without a single win, draw, or point, conceding twelve goals in the process.

Group Leaders Heading Into Knockouts
Spain, Colombia, England, Germany and Switzerland also secured top spot in their respective groups, each showing strong defensive numbers alongside their attacking output. With the group stage now complete, attention turns to the knockout rounds, where these standings will shape the road ahead for every qualifying nation.


Group A

Pos Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mexico 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
2 South Africa 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 4
3 South Korea 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1 3
4 Czechia 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 1

Group B

Pos Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Switzerland 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
2 Canada 3 1 1 1 8 3 +5 4
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 5 6 -1 4
4 Qatar 3 0 1 2 2 10 -8 1

Group C

Pos Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Brazil 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
2 Morocco 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
3 Scotland 3 1 0 2 1 4 -3 3
4 Haiti 3 0 0 3 2 8 -6 0

Group D

Pos Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 USA 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
2 Australia 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3 Paraguay 3 1 1 1 2 4 -2 4
4 Türkiye 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3

Group E

Pos Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Germany 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6
2 Côte d'Ivoire 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 Ecuador 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 Curaçao 3 0 1 2 1 9 -8 1

Group F

Pos Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 7
2 Japan 3 1 2 0 7 3 +4 5
3 Sweden 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
4 Tunisia 3 0 0 3 2 12 -10 0

Group G

Pos Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Belgium 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5
2 Egypt 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3 Iran 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4 New Zealand 3 0 1 2 4 10 -6 1

Group H

Pos Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Spain 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
2 Cabo Verde 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
3 Uruguay 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2
4 Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 1 5 -4 2

Group I

Pos Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 France 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9
2 Norway 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 6
3 Senegal 3 1 0 2 8 6 +2 3
4 Iraq 3 0 0 3 1 12 -11 0

Group J

Pos Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Argentina 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
2 Austria 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3 Algeria 3 1 1 1 5 7 -2 4
4 Jordan 3 0 0 3 3 8 -5 0

Group K

Pos Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Colombia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
2 Portugal 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 5
3 DR Congo 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4 Uzbekistan 3 0 0 3 2 11 -9 0

Group L

Pos Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 England 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
2 Croatia 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3 Ghana 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 Panama 3 0 0 3 0 4 -4 0

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