World Cup 2026 Round of 32 tracker: Who's qualified, who's eliminated and who's still alive

The 2026 World Cup group stage is nearing its conclusion, and the Round of 32 picture is coming into focus.

The top two teams from each of the 12 groups automatically advance to the knockout stage, joined by the tournament's eight best third-place finishers.

Several groups have already wrapped up, with teams such as the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany and France securing their places in the Round of 32. Others remain undecided, with automatic berths, first-place finishes and coveted third-place spots still on the line as the final group-stage matches are played.

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Here's where every group stands, including who's through, who's eliminated and what each team needs to advance.

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Qualified: Mexico, South AfricaEliminated: Czechia, South Korea

Mexico finished atop Group A with a perfect nine points and will return to Mexico City Stadium on Tuesday to face one of the tournament's best third-place teams from Groups C, E, F, H or I in the Round of 32.

South Africa claimed second place with four points and will take on Canada in the Round of 32 on Sunday in Los Angeles.

South Korea’s third-place finish did not end up being good enough to advance. Czechia finishes bottom of the group and is eliminated.

Qualified: Switzerland, Canada, Bosnia and HerzegovinaEliminated: Qatar

Switzerland won Group B with a 2-0 victory over Canada, while Canada also advanced to the Round of 32 as the runner-up.

The Swiss will remain in Vancouver for the knockout round, while Canada heads to Los Angeles to face Group A runner-up South Africa.

Bosnia and Herzegovina also moved on after finishing third with four points following its 3-1 win over Qatar and will face the United States in the Round of 32.

Qualified: Brazil, Morocco Eliminated: Haiti

Brazil has won Group C after beating Scotland and will head to Houston to play the Group F runner-up in the Round of 32 on Monday.

Morocco advances as the group runner-up based on goal differential, while Scotland finishes third with three points. Morocco will take on the Group F winner in Guadalajara, also on Monday.

Scotland was also eliminated Saturday after being bumped out of the top eight of the third-place finishers. Hait was eliminated after going winless in the group.

Qualified: USA, AustraliaEliminated: Türkiye

The United States finished atop Group D and will face Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32 on Wednesday in Santa Clara, California.

Australia claimed the group's second automatic berth after playing Paraguay to a scoreless draw and will face Egypt in Dallas.

Paraguay finished third with four points and is moving on as one of the tournament's eight best third-place teams

Bottom line: The U.S. faces Bosnia and Herzegovina, Australia takes on the Group G runner-up and Paraguay is through as a third-place qualifier.

Qualified: Germany, Ivory Coast, EcuadorEliminated: Curaçao

Germany had already clinched first place in Group E ahead of Thursday's matches and will face a third-place team in the Round of 32.

Ivory Coast's 2-0 win over Curaçao secured second place and a spot in the knockout stage against Norway.

Ecuador's 2-1 upset of Germany wasn't enough to move into the top two, but Ecuador finished third and will advance as one of the tourney's best third-place teams.

Curaçao finishes bottom of the group with one point and is eliminated.

Qualified: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden Eliminated: Tunisia

The Netherlands clinched first place in Group F with a 3-1 win over Tunisia and will advance to the Round of 32 as the group winner.

Japan secured second place after a 1-1 draw with Sweden, doing enough to stay ahead of Sweden in the race for the automatic knockout berth. The Samarai Blue will face Brazil in the Round of 32.

Sweden finished third and will now qualify as one of the tournament's eight best third-place teams. Tunisia finishes fourth and is eliminated.

Bottom line: Netherlands, Japan and Sweden are all through.

Qualified: Belgium, Egypt Eliminated: New Zealand

Belgium claimed first place in Group G with a 5-1 win over New Zealand on Friday, while Egypt advanced to the Round of 32 as runner-up after drawing Iran 1-1.

Belgium will face a third-place team in the Round of 32, while Egypt moves on to face Australia. Iran finished third with three points and must wait to see if it holds on as one of the tournament's eight best third-place teams. New Zealand finished bottom of the group and is eliminated.

Bottom line: Belgium wins Group G, Egypt advances as runner-up and Iran's knockout hopes now depend on the remaining third-place results.

Qualified: Spain, Cape Verde Eliminated: Uruguay, Saudi Arabia

Spain clinched first place in the group with a 1-0 win over Uruguay.

Cape Verde locked up second place with a 0-0 draw — its third of the tournament. Uruguay and Saudi Arabia are both out of the tournament after finishing with two points each.

Bottom line: Spain finished first place in Group H, while Cape Verde will also move on to the Round of 32 and face Argentina.

Qualified: France, NorwayEliminated: Iraq

France secured first place in Group I with a victory over Norway, while Norway also advanced to the Round of 32 as the runner-up.

Senegal kept its World Cup alive by routing Iraq to finish third with three points, and the Lions of Teranga have since clinched a Round of 32 berth as one of the tournament's eight best third-place teams. Iraq finished bottom of the group and was eliminated.

Bottom line: France won Group I, Norway advanced as runner-up, and Senegal also reached the knockout stage as one of the World Cup's best third-place finishers.

Qualified: Argentina Eliminated: Jordan Remaining matches

Jordan vs. Argentina (Saturday, 10 p.m. ET, Fox)

Algeria vs. Austria (Saturday, 10 p.m. ET, FS1)

Argentina has already advanced and secured first place in Group J and will face the Group J runners-up on July 3 in Miami.

Algeria and Austria will meet with second place on the line. The winner will advance, while a draw could leave both teams waiting to see where they stand among the best third-place finishers.

Bottom line: Argentina has won the group, while Algeria and Austria face off for second place.

Qualified: Colombia, Portugal, CongoEliminated: Uzbekistan

Colombia won Group K after playing Portugal to a scoreless draw, finishing atop the standings with seven points. Portugal also advanced to the Round of 32 as runner-up with five points.

DR Congo secured one of the tournament’s eight best third-place berths after beating Uzbekistan, while Uzbekistan was eliminated. As it stands, Colombia will face Ghana in the Round of 32, while Portugal is set to meet Croatia.

Bottom line: Colombia wins Group K, Portugal advances as runner-up, and DR Congo also moves on as one of the World Cup’s best third-place teams.

Qualified: England, Croatia, Ghana Eliminated: Panama

England won Group L with seven points, while Croatia advanced as runner-up with six points. Ghana also moves on to the Round of 32 after finishing third with four points, securing one of the tournament's best third-place berths.

England will play Wednesday in Atlanta against a third-place team still to be determined. Croatia will face the runner-up from Group K, which will also be decided later Saturday. Panama finished bottom of the group and was eliminated, limping out of the tournament without a goal scored.

Bottom line: England wins Group L, Croatia advances as runner-up and Ghana is also through as one of the World Cup's best third-place teams.

How World Cup group stage ties are broken

The top two teams in each group automatically advance to the Round of 32, along with the eight best third-place teams. If teams finish level on points, FIFA breaks ties using the following criteria:

Head-to-head results among the tied teams:

Overall group-stage performance:

Team Conduct Score (yellow and red cards)

FIFA world ranking, using the most recently published FIFA Men's World Ranking, if teams are still level after the above criteria.