FIFAワールドカップ2026

Best third-placed teams

8 of the 12 third-placed teams reach the Round of 32 — ranked live by points, goal difference and goals scored.

At the FIFA World Cup 2026, the 8 best third-placed teams from the 12 groups join the Round of 32. As it stands, the cut-off sits at 2 points (Belgium, Group G), with Czechia the first team below the line.

チームGrpPGDGFPts
1Bosnia & Herzegovina flagボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナINB3-154
2Sweden flagスウェーデンINF2063
3Croatia flagクロアチアINL2-133
4Algeria flagアルジェリアINJ2-223
5Paraguay flagパラグアイIND2-223
6Scotland flagスコットランドINC3-313
7Cape Verde Islands flagカーボベルデINH2022
8Belgium flagベルギーING2012
Qualification cut-off — top 8 advance
9Czechia flagチェコOUTA2-121
10Congo DR flagコンゴ民主共和国OUTK2-111
11Ecuador flagエクアドルOUTE2-101
12Senegal flagセネガルOUTI2-330

IN Provisionally advancing   OUT Below the line

How third-place qualification works

The 2026 World Cup has 48 teams in 12 groups of four. The top two of every group qualify automatically (24 teams). The eight best third-placed teams — compared across all groups by points, then goal difference, then goals scored — fill the remaining knockout spots, for 32 teams in the Round of 32.

See the full Round of 32 bracket →