Group G of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place from June 15 to 26, 2026. The group consists of Belgium, Egypt, Iran, and New Zealand. The top two teams, possibly along with the third-placed team, will advance to the round of 32. All of the matches in Group G will be played at three venues on the West Coast of the United States and Canada: SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles area; Lumen Field in Seattle; and BC Place in Vancouver.
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 | |||||||||
| G1 | Belgium | 1 | UEFA | UEFA Group J winner | November 18, 2025 | 15th | 2022 | Third place (2018) | 8 | |
| G2 | Egypt | 3 | CAF | CAF Group A winner | October 8, 2025 | 4th | 2018 | First round (1934), group stage (1990, 2018) | 34 | |
| G3 | Iran | 2 | AFC | AFC third round Group A winner | March 25, 2025 | 7th | 2022 | Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022) | 20 | |
| G4 | New Zealand | 4 | OFC | OFC third round winner | March 24, 2025 | 3rd | 2010 | Group stage (1982, 2010) | 86 | |
Notes
- The rankings of November 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 4 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
In the round of 32:
- The winner of Group G will advance to play the third-placed team of Group A, Group E, Group H, Group I, or Group J.
- The runner-up of Group G will advance to play the runner-up of Group D.
- The third-placed team of Group G might advance to play the winner of Group B or Group I (if one of the eight best third-placed teams from the group stage).
Matches
All times listed are local, UTC−7 (PDT).
Belgium vs Egypt
The teams have previously faced each other four times, most recently in 2022, a 2–1 win for Egypt in a friendly.
| Belgium | Match 16 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Iran vs New Zealand
The two teams have faced each other twice, most recently in the 2003 AFC–OFC Challenge Cup, which Iran won by 3–0.
| Iran | Match 15 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Belgium vs Iran
The two sides have never met before.
| Belgium | Match 39 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
New Zealand vs Egypt
The two teams have faced each other three times, most recently in the 2024 FIFA Series, which Egypt won by 1–0.
| New Zealand | Match 40 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Egypt vs Iran
The two teams have faced each other twice, most recently in the 2000 LG Cup; Egypt won 8–7 on penalties following a 1–1 draw.
Prior to the draw, the June 26 match was designated by the Seattle host-city organizing committee as their official "Pride Match" of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The designation is part of a local initiative by the City of Seattle to coincide with the city's annual Pride celebrations and to promote LGBTQ+ inclusion. Iran Football Federation president Mehdi Taj described the designation as an "irrational move that supports a certain group"; the Egyptian Football Association sent a letter to FIFA secretary-general Mattias Grafström to rescind the match's designation. The local organizing committee plans to move ahead with their original plans to host events for the Pride Match outside of Lumen Field.
| Egypt | Match 63 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
New Zealand vs Belgium
The two teams have never met before.
| New Zealand | Match 64 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Egypt | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Iran | 0 | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | ||||||||||||
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