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·18 de junio de 2026

World Cup clinching scenarios: Round of 32 potential matchups

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With all 48 participating nations having played one game at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, contenders and pretenders are starting to emerge.

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Here's how potential Round of 32 matchups are shaping up as the Group Stage enters the second round of matches. 

A reminder: The top two teams from each group and the top eight third-place finishers advance to the knockout round.

Group A

If the Round of 32 started today: 

  1. Mexico (Group A winners) vs. third-place team from Group C, E, F, H or I
  2. South Korea (Group A runners-up) vs. Canada (Group B runners-up)

Group B

If the Round of 32 started today: 

  • Switzerland (Group B winners) vs. third-place team from Group E, F, G, I or J
  • Canada (Group B runners-up) vs. South Korea (Group A runners-up)

Group C

If the Round of 32 started today:

Group D

If the Round of 32 started today:

  • United States (Group D winners) vs. third-place team from Group B, E, F, I or J
  • Australia (Group D runners-up) vs. Iran (Group G runners-up)

Group E

If the Round of 32 started today:

  1. Germany (Group E winners) vs. third-place team from Group A, B, C, D or F
  2. Ivory Coast (Group E runners-up) vs. France (Group I runners-up)

Group F

If the Round of 32 started today:

Group G

If the Round of 32 started today:

  • New Zealand (Group G winners) vs. third-place team from Group A, E, H, I or J
  • Iran (Group G runners-up) vs. Australia (Group D runners-up)

Group H

If the Round of 32 started today:

Group I

If the Round of 32 started today:

  • Norway (Group I winners) vs. third-place team from Group C, D, F, G or H
  • France (Group I runners-up) vs. Ivory Coast (Group E runners-up)

Group J

If the Round of 32 started today:

  1. Argentina (Group J winners) vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H runners-up)
  2. Austria (Group J runners-up) vs. Uruguay (Group H winners)

Group K

  1. Colombia - 3 points 
  2. DR Congo - 1 point
  3. Portugal - 1 point
  4. Uzbekistan - 0 points

If the Round of 32 started today:

  1. Colombia (Group K winners) vs. third-place team from Group D, E, I, J or L
  2. DR Congo (Group K runners-up) vs. Ghana (Group L runners-up)

Group L

If the Round of 32 started today:

  1. England (Group L winners) vs. third-place team from Group E, H, I, J or K
  2. Ghana (Group L runners-up) vs. DR Congo (Group K runners-up)
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