2026 FIFA World Cup Group B

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Group B of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place from June 12 to 24, 2026. The group consists of Canada (co-host), the UEFA second round Path A winner, Qatar, and Switzerland. The top two teams, possibly along with the third-placed team, will advance to the round of 32.

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
November 2025 June 2026
B1  Canada 1 CONCACAF Co-host February 14, 2023 3rd 2022 Group stage (1986, 2022) 27
B2 UEFA Path A winner 4 UEFA UEFA second round Path A winner March 31, 2026
B3  Qatar 3 AFC AFC fourth round Group A winner October 14, 2025 2nd 2022 Group stage (2022) 51
B4   Switzerland 2 UEFA UEFA Group B winner November 18, 2025 13th 2022 Quarterfinals (1934, 1938, 1954) 17

Notes

  1. The rankings of November 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. Although the United bid was selected on June 13, 2018, the automatic berths allocated to the hosts were not confirmed until a decision by the FIFA Council on February 14, 2023.
  3. As the identity of the UEFA second round Path A winner was not known at the time of the final draw, positions in the FIFA Rankings were not taken into account, and the placeholder in the draw was automatically seeded into pot 4.

Standings

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 UEFA Path A winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: June 12, 2026. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. The winner of UEFA playoff Path A will be Italy, Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina, or Northern Ireland.

In the round of 32:

  • The winner of Group B will advance to play the third-placed team of Group E, Group F, Group G, Group I, or Group J.
  • The runner-up of Group B will advance to play the runner-up of Group A.
  • The third-placed team of Group B might advance to play the winner of Group D or Group E (if one of the eight best third-placed teams from the group stage).

Matches

All times listed are local.

Canada vs UEFA Path A winner

Canada Match 3 UEFA Path A winner
Report
BMO Field, Toronto

Qatar vs Switzerland

Qatar has faced Switzerland previously only once, a 1–0 friendly win in 2018.

Qatar Match 8  Switzerland
Report
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Switzerland vs UEFA Path A winner

Switzerland Match 26 UEFA Path A winner
Report
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

Canada vs Qatar

The teams previously faced each other once in 2022, a friendly won 2–0 by Canada.

Canada Match 27 Qatar
Report
BC Place, Vancouver

Switzerland vs Canada

The teams' only meeting took place in 2002, a friendly won 3–1 by Canada.

Switzerland Match 51 Canada
Report
BC Place, Vancouver

UEFA Path A winner vs Qatar

UEFA Path A winner Match 52 Qatar
Report
Lumen Field, Seattle

Discipline

The team conduct ("fair play") score will be used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams are tied. It will also be used as a tiebreaker for the third-place ranking between groups if the overall records of teams are tied. The score will be calculated based on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches as follows:

  • yellow card: −1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
  • direct red card: −4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

Only one of the above deductions can be applied to a player or team official in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Score
           
 Canada 0
UEFA Path A winner 0
 Qatar 0
  Switzerland 0

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