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The 26 Standings

Vol. I — No. 5 Monday, June 15, 2026 One edition per ET date

12 of 72 group-stage matches played

The Morning After

Overnight — Sunday, June 14

Full record — every call and pick, graded →

Today

Monday, June 15 · 4 matches

Day 5 brings four group-stage openers across Groups G and H, and the ledger for both groups is blank — every side sits on zero points and zero goal difference, which means context is thin and first impressions will matter disproportionately. Spain against Cape Verde is the closest thing on the slate to a foregone conclusion, with the consensus placing Spain at 94 percent, and the recorded position reflects that: a one-unit play at 1.07 carrying a 4.5-point edge is a slender return that acknowledges the price rather than fights it. Belgium against Egypt is genuinely more interesting, the model putting Belgium at 67 percent against Egypt's 12, with a draw a plausible 21 — the edge there is 7.5 points at 1.59, wide enough to warrant attention. Uruguay are heavy favourites against Saudi Arabia at 76 percent, with the 9.8-point edge the sharpest on the card. Iran and New Zealand close the night with no recorded position filed; Iran sit at 69 percent to New Zealand's 10. Worth noting: the third-place cutline has Portugal at eighth on zero points, with Spain sitting just outside in ninth — making Spain's evening match an immediate matter of tournament standing.

— the morning line, generated from the day's data

  • 12:00 PM ET

    SpainvCape Verde

    H1 · Fox · Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta · preview →

    ▸ best bet: Spain +4.5%

  • 3:00 PM ET

    BelgiumvEgypt

    G1 · Fox · Lumen Field, Seattle · preview →

    ▸ best bet: Belgium +7.5%

  • 6:00 PM ET

    Saudi ArabiavUruguay

    H2 · FS1 · Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens · preview →

    ▸ best bet: Uruguay +9.8%

  • 9:00 PM ET

    IranvNew Zealand

    G2 · FS1 · SoFi Stadium, Inglewood · preview →

    ▸ best bet: Over 2 +4.5%

The Tables

Twelve Groups

Top two in each group advance. Shaded zones read the table as it stands — nothing is decided until the math says so.

Group A2/6 played

Group A standings after 2 of 6 matches
PositionTeamFormGFGDPts
1 Mexico† won, not yet played, not yet played 2 +2 3
2 South Korea† won, not yet played, not yet played 2 +1 3
3 Czechia‡ lost, not yet played, not yet played 1 -1 0
4 South Africa‡ lost, not yet played, not yet played 0 -2 0
  • † overall goal difference/goals separate Mexico / South Korea (level on points and head-to-head).
  • ‡ overall goal difference/goals separate Czechia / South Africa (level on points and head-to-head).

Group B2/6 played

Group B standings after 2 of 6 matches
PositionTeamFormGFGDPts
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina† drew, not yet played, not yet played 1 0 1
2 Canada† drew, not yet played, not yet played 1 0 1
3 Qatar† drew, not yet played, not yet played 1 0 1
4 Switzerland† drew, not yet played, not yet played 1 0 1
  • † Bosnia and Herzegovina / Canada / Qatar / Switzerland level on all modelled criteria — FIFA World Ranking decides (not modelled here); order provisional, shown alphabetically.

Group C2/6 played

Group C standings after 2 of 6 matches
PositionTeamFormGFGDPts
1 Scotland won, not yet played, not yet played 1 +1 3
2 Brazil† drew, not yet played, not yet played 1 0 1
3 Morocco† drew, not yet played, not yet played 1 0 1
4 Haiti lost, not yet played, not yet played 0 -1 0
  • † Brazil / Morocco level on all modelled criteria — FIFA World Ranking decides (not modelled here); order provisional, shown alphabetically.

Group D2/6 played

Group D standings after 2 of 6 matches
PositionTeamFormGFGDPts
1 United States† won, not yet played, not yet played 4 +3 3
2 Australia† won, not yet played, not yet played 2 +2 3
3 Türkiye‡ lost, not yet played, not yet played 0 -2 0
4 Paraguay‡ lost, not yet played, not yet played 1 -3 0
  • † overall goal difference/goals separate Australia / United States (level on points and head-to-head).
  • ‡ overall goal difference/goals separate Paraguay / Türkiye (level on points and head-to-head).

Group E2/6 played

Group E standings after 2 of 6 matches
PositionTeamFormGFGDPts
1 Germany† won, not yet played, not yet played 7 +6 3
2 Côte d'Ivoire† won, not yet played, not yet played 1 +1 3
3 Ecuador‡ lost, not yet played, not yet played 0 -1 0
4 Curaçao‡ lost, not yet played, not yet played 1 -6 0
  • † overall goal difference/goals separate Côte d'Ivoire / Germany (level on points and head-to-head).
  • ‡ overall goal difference/goals separate Curaçao / Ecuador (level on points and head-to-head).

Group F2/6 played

Group F standings after 2 of 6 matches
PositionTeamFormGFGDPts
1 Sweden won, not yet played, not yet played 5 +4 3
2 Japan† drew, not yet played, not yet played 2 0 1
3 Netherlands† drew, not yet played, not yet played 2 0 1
4 Tunisia lost, not yet played, not yet played 1 -4 0
  • † Japan / Netherlands level on all modelled criteria — FIFA World Ranking decides (not modelled here); order provisional, shown alphabetically.

Group G0/6 played

Group G standings after 0 of 6 matches
PositionTeamFormGFGDPts
1 Belgium not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
2 Egypt not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
3 Iran not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
4 New Zealand not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0

Group H0/6 played

Group H standings after 0 of 6 matches
PositionTeamFormGFGDPts
1 Cape Verde not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
2 Saudi Arabia not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
3 Spain not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
4 Uruguay not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0

Group I0/6 played

Group I standings after 0 of 6 matches
PositionTeamFormGFGDPts
1 France not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
2 Iraq not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
3 Norway not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
4 Senegal not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0

Group J0/6 played

Group J standings after 0 of 6 matches
PositionTeamFormGFGDPts
1 Algeria not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
2 Argentina not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
3 Austria not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
4 Jordan not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0

Group K0/6 played

Group K standings after 0 of 6 matches
PositionTeamFormGFGDPts
1 Colombia not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
2 DR Congo not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
3 Portugal not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
4 Uzbekistan not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0

Group L0/6 played

Group L standings after 0 of 6 matches
PositionTeamFormGFGDPts
1 Croatia not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
2 England not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
3 Ghana not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
4 Panama not yet played, not yet played, not yet played 0 0 0
The Cutline

Third-Place Race

The best eight third-placed teams also advance to the Round of 32. The dashed line is the cut.

Third-place ranking across all groups; the best 8 advance
RankTeamGrpW-D-LGFGDPtsQualifying
1 Netherlands F 0-1-0 2 0 1 ✓ qualifying as it stands
2 Morocco† C 0-1-0 1 0 1 ✓ qualifying as it stands
3 Qatar† B 0-1-0 1 0 1 ✓ qualifying as it stands
4 Austria J 0-0-0 0 0 0 ✓ qualifying as it stands
5 Ghana L 0-0-0 0 0 0 ✓ qualifying as it stands
6 Iran G 0-0-0 0 0 0 ✓ qualifying as it stands
7 Norway I 0-0-0 0 0 0 ✓ qualifying as it stands
8 Portugal K 0-0-0 0 0 0 ✓ qualifying as it stands
  the cutline — top 8 advance
9 Spain H 0-0-0 0 0 0 out as it stands
10 Czechia A 0-0-1 1 -1 0 out as it stands
11 Ecuador E 0-0-1 0 -1 0 out as it stands
12 Türkiye D 0-0-1 0 -2 0 out as it stands
  • † Morocco / Qatar level on all modelled criteria — FIFA World Ranking decides (not modelled here); order provisional, shown alphabetically.