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World Cup Schedule
Los Angeles Stadium
USAUSA
41
PARParaguay
San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
QATQatar
11
SUISwitzerland
New York New Jersey Stadium
LiveBRABrazil
11
MARMorocco
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MEX
KOR
CZE
RSA
SUI
CAN
QAT
BIH
MAR
SCO
HTI
BRA
USA
TUR
AUS
PAR
GER
CUW
CIV
ECU
NED
JPN
SWE
TUN
BEL
EGY
IRN
NZL
ESP
CPV
KSA
URU
FRA
SEN
IRQ
NOR
ARG
DZA
AUT
JOR
POR
COD
UZB
COL
ENG
CRO
GHA
PAN
World Cup 2026
Standings
Group A
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
MEX1
1
0
0
+2
3
KOR1
1
0
0
+1
3
CZE1
0
0
1
-1
0
RSA1
0
0
1
-2
0
Group B
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
SUI1
0
1
0
0
1
CAN1
0
1
0
0
1
QAT1
0
1
0
0
1
BIH1
0
1
0
0
1
Group C
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
MAR1
1
0
0
+1
3
SCO0
0
0
0
0
0
HTI0
0
0
0
0
0
BRA1
0
0
1
-1
0
Group D
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
USA1
1
0
0
+3
3
TUR0
0
0
0
0
0
AUS0
0
0
0
0
0
PAR1
0
0
1
-3
0
Group E
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
GER0
0
0
0
0
0
CUW0
0
0
0
0
0
CIV0
0
0
0
0
0
ECU0
0
0
0
0
0
Group F
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
NED0
0
0
0
0
0
JPN0
0
0
0
0
0
SWE0
0
0
0
0
0
TUN0
0
0
0
0
0
Group G
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
BEL0
0
0
0
0
0
EGY0
0
0
0
0
0
IRN0
0
0
0
0
0
NZL0
0
0
0
0
0
Group H
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
ESP0
0
0
0
0
0
CPV0
0
0
0
0
0
KSA0
0
0
0
0
0
URU0
0
0
0
0
0
Group I
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
FRA0
0
0
0
0
0
SEN0
0
0
0
0
0
IRQ0
0
0
0
0
0
NOR0
0
0
0
0
0
Group J
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
ARG0
0
0
0
0
0
DZA0
0
0
0
0
0
AUT0
0
0
0
0
0
JOR0
0
0
0
0
0
Group K
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
POR0
0
0
0
0
0
COD0
0
0
0
0
0
UZB0
0
0
0
0
0
COL0
0
0
0
0
0
Group L
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
ENG0
0
0
0
0
0
CRO0
0
0
0
0
0
GHA0
0
0
0
0
0
PAN0
0
0
0
0
0
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