Group F of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place from June 14 to 25, 2026. The group consists of the Netherlands, Japan, the UEFA second round Path B winner, and Tunisia. 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 | |||||||||
| F1 | Netherlands | 1 | UEFA | UEFA Group G winner | November 17, 2025 | 12th | 2022 | Runner-up (1974, 1978, 2010) | 7 | |
| F2 | Japan | 2 | AFC | AFC third round Group C winner | March 20, 2025 | 8th | 2022 | Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022) | 18 | |
| F3 | UEFA Path B winner | 4 | UEFA | UEFA second round Path B winner | March 31, 2026 | |||||
| F4 | Tunisia | 3 | CAF | CAF Group H winner | September 8, 2025 | 7th | 2022 | Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022) | 40 | |
Notes
- The rankings of November 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- As the identity of the UEFA second round Path B 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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | UEFA Path B winner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 4 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
- The winner of UEFA playoff Path B will be Ukraine, Poland, Albania, or Sweden.
In the round of 32:
- The winner of Group F will advance to play the runner-up of Group C.
- The runner-up of Group F will advance to play the winner of Group C.
- The third-placed team of Group F might advance to play the winner of Group A, Group B, Group D, Group E, or Group I (if one of the eight best third-placed teams from the group stage).
Matches
All times listed are local.
Netherlands vs Japan
The teams have met three times prior, including Netherlands' 1–0 group stage victory at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Their most recent meeting took place in 2013, a 2–2 friendly draw.
| Netherlands | Match 11 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
UEFA Path B winner vs Tunisia
| UEFA Path B winner | Match 12 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Netherlands vs UEFA Path B winner
| Netherlands | Match 35 | UEFA Path B winner |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Tunisia vs Japan
The teams have previously met six times, including Japan's 2–0 group stage victory at the 2002 FIFA World Cup (which they co-hosted with South Korea). Their latest meeting took place in the 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup, which Japan also won by 2–0. This will be the 1000th World Cup match.
| Tunisia | Match 36 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Japan vs UEFA Path B winner
| Japan | Match 57 | UEFA Path B winner |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Tunisia vs Netherlands
The teams have previously faced each other thrice, most recently in a 2009 friendly match that ended in a 1–1 draw.
| Tunisia | Match 58 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| UEFA Path B winner | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 0 | ||||||||||||
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