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World Cup Schedule
Estadio Monterrey
SWESweden
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TUNTunisia
Atlanta Stadium
ESPSpain
12:00 PM ET
CPVCape Verde
Seattle Field
BELBelgium
3:00 PM ET
EGYEgypt
Miami Stadium
KSASaudi Arabia
6:00 PM ET
URUUruguay
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MEX
KOR
CZE
RSA
SUI
CAN
QAT
BIH
SCO
MAR
BRA
HTI
USA
AUS
TUR
PAR
GER
CIV
ECU
CUW
SWE
JPN
NED
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
SCO1
1
0
0
+1
3
MAR1
0
1
0
0
1
BRA1
0
1
0
0
1
HTI1
0
0
1
-1
0
Group D
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
USA1
1
0
0
+3
3
AUS1
1
0
0
+2
3
TUR1
0
0
1
-2
0
PAR1
0
0
1
-3
0
Group E
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
GER1
1
0
0
+6
3
CIV1
1
0
0
+1
3
ECU1
0
0
1
-1
0
CUW1
0
0
1
-6
0
Group F
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
SWE1
1
0
0
+4
3
JPN1
0
1
0
0
1
NED1
0
1
0
0
1
TUN1
0
0
1
-4
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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