FWC 2026 Live Ranking Table

This page presents the FWC 2026 Live Ranking Table, an updated ranking of all national teams participating in the tournament.

The table is designed to compare teams across the entire competition, from the group stage to the knockout rounds. It is not limited to the official group standings. Instead, it provides a unified tournament ranking based on the stage reached, match results and selected performance criteria.

The ranking is updated as the tournament progresses.

FWC 2026 Live Ranking Table

July 15, 2026
Group Stage, R32, R16, QF & SF

pos			FED	Phase	PTS	GD	GF	GA	+/- GR
1	Spain		UEFA	FIN	19	12	13	1	+5
2	France		UEFA	SF	18	12	16	4	-1
3	Argentina		CONMEBOL	SF	16	11	17	6	-1
4	England		UEFA	SF	15	7	13	6	+4
5	Norway		UEFA	QF	12,5	2	13	11	+9
6	Switzerland		UEFA	QF	12	4	10	6	+1
7	Morocco		CAF	QF	11,5	4	10	6	+2
8	Belgium		UEFA	QF	10	7	14	7	+10
9	Mexico		CONCACAF	R16	12	7	10	3	-6
10	Colombia		CONMEBOL	R16	10,75	4	5	1	=
11	Brazil		CONMEBOL	R16	10	6	10	4	-6
12	United States		CONCACAF	R16	9	3	11	8	=
13	Portugal		UEFA	R16	8	5	8	3	+3
14	Canada		CONCACAF	R16	7	3	9	6	+6
15	Egypt		CAF	R16	6,5	1	8	7	+4
16	Paraguay		CONMEBOL	R16	5,5	-3	3	6	+14
17	Netherlands		UEFA	R32	7,75	6	11	5	-13
18	Germany		UEFA	R32	6,75	6	11	5	-7
19	Ivory Coast		CAF	R32	6	1	5	4	-6
20	Croatia		UEFA	R32	6	-1	6	7	-5
21	Japan		AFC	R32	5	3	8	5	-4
22	Australia		AFC	R32	4,75	0	3	3	+2
23	DR Congo		CAF	R32	4	0	5	5	-2
24	Ghana		CAF	R32	4	-1	2	3	+1
25	South Africa		CAF	R32	4	-2	2	4	+3
26	Ecuador		CONMEBOL	R32	4	-2	2	4	-1
27	Sweden		UEFA	R32	4	-3	7	10	-5
28	Austria		UEFA	R32	4	-3	6	9	-5
29	Bosnia and Herzegovina		UEFA	R32	4	-3	5	8	-2
30	Algeria		CAF	R32	4	-4	5	9	-1
31	Senegal		CAF	R32	3,5	1	10	9	=
32	Cape Verde		CAF	R32	3,5	-1	4	5	=
33	Iran		AFC	GR3	3	0	3	3	=
34	South Korea		AFC	GR3	3	-1	2	3	=
35	Scotland		UEFA	GR3	3	-3	1	4	=
36	Uruguay		CONMEBOL	GR3	2	-1	3	4	=
37	Turkey		UEFA	GR4	3	-2	3	5	=
38	Saudi Arabia		AFC	GR4	2	-4	1	5	=
39	Czech Republic		UEFA	GR4	1	-4	2	6	=
40	New Zealand		OFC	GR4	1	-6	4	10	=
41	Qatar		AFC	GR4	1	-8	2	10	=
42	Curaçao		CONCACAF	GR4	1	-8	1	9	=
43	Panama		CONCACAF	GR4	0	-4	0	4	=
44	Jordan		AFC	GR4	0	-5	3	8	=
45	Haiti		CONCACAF	GR4	0	-6	2	8	=
46	Uzbekistan		AFC	GR4	0	-9	2	11	=
47	Tunisia		CAF	GR4	0	-10	2	12	=
48	Iraq		AFC	GR4	0	-11	1	12	=

Ranking criteria and tie-breakers

Teams are ranked according to the following criteria:

1. Stage reached (Phase)

The first criterion is the stage reached by each team.

During the group stage, this criterion is based on the team’s current position in its group table (GR1-GR4). In later stages, teams that reach a more advanced round are ranked above teams eliminated earlier (R32, R16, QF, SF, FIN).

After the tournament has been completed, the top four positions are assigned according to the official final ranking of the tournament: champion, runner-up, third place and fourth place (Ch, RU, 3rd, 4th).

2. Points (PTS)

The second criterion is the number of points won in the tournament.

During the group stage, the standard football points system applies:

• win: 3 points;
• draw: 1 point;
• loss: 0 points.

In the knockout stage, additional scoring rules are applied in order to reflect the different nature of knockout matches:

• win after extra time: 2 points;
• loss after extra time: 0.5 points;
• win after penalty shootout: 1.5 points;
• loss after penalty shootout: 0.75 points.

Penalty shootouts are therefore taken into account for points purposes, but not for goal-difference or goals-scored calculations.

3. Goal difference (GD)

The third criterion is goal difference.

Goal difference is calculated without penalty shootout goals.

4. Goals scored (GF)

The fourth criterion is the number of goals scored.

Goals scored in penalty shootouts are not included.

5. Group-stage position

The final criterion is the team’s position in the group-stage table.

This criterion is used as an additional ranking factor, especially when teams remain otherwise close under the previous criteria.

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The column labeled “+/-” indicates the difference from the team’s ranking position after the group stage.

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Interpretation

The FWC 2026 Live Ranking Table provides a broader tournament overview than the official group tables alone. It allows teams from different groups, and later from different knockout paths, to be compared within one consolidated ranking.

The ranking should be read as a dynamic tournament-performance table. It reflects how far each team has progressed, how many points it has collected, and how strong its results have been in terms of goal difference and goals scored.

The use of separate knockout-stage point rules is intended to distinguish between different types of knockout outcomes. A team winning in regular time remains in the strongest position, while extra-time and penalty-shootout results receive adjusted point values. This makes the table more informative than a simple list of teams ordered only by the round reached.

At the same time, penalty shootouts are excluded from goal-difference and goals-scored calculations. This preserves the distinction between match performance and tie-breaking procedures used after the match has ended.

The table will be updated throughout FWC 2026 as new results are added.

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