Group Stages & Schedules
Tables sort by: Points → Goal Diff → Goals → Fair Play.
✦ Best 3rd-Place Nations
Top 8 of 12 third-place finishers advance to Round of 32.
■ Top 8 Qualify
■ Eliminated
| # | Group | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | YC/RC | Pts |
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⚖ï¸ FIFA Ranking Criteria:
1. Points · 2. Goal Difference · 3. Goals Scored · 4. Fair Play (YC: −1pt, RC: −3pts)
🏆 Knockout Bracket Phase
Qualified teams advance dynamically. Draws trigger penalty shootout inputs.
Round of 32
12 Winners · 12 Runners-up · 8 Best 3rd-Place Wildcards
Round of 16
The surviving 16 nations competing for quarter-final berths
Quarter-Finals
Final 8 teams battle in high-capacity venues
Semi-Finals
The definitive final-four pairings
Final
World Cup Championship Finale