Group stage
Tap on the teams to put them into the group slots. To arrange their final standings, tap the square-dots icon beside a team, then drag and drop it into your preferred order: group winner, runner-up, third place and bottom
Group A 1 out of 12
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The final spot will be decided in the UEFA play-off in March between Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland, Denmark and North Macedonia.
Group B 2 out of 12
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The final spot will be decided in the UEFA play-off in March between Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Group C 3 out of 12
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Group D 4 out of 12
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The final spot will be decided in the UEFA play-off in March between Slovakia, Kosovo, Turkey and Romania.
Group E 5 out of 12
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Group F 6 out of 12
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The final spot will be decided in the UEFA play-off in March between Ukraine, Sweden, Poland and Albania.
Group G 7 out of 12
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Group H 8 out of 12
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Group I 9 out of 12
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The final spot will be decided in the inter-confederation (IC) play-off in March between Bolivia, Suriname and Iraq.
Group J 10 out of 12
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Group K 11 out of 12
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The final spot will be decided in the inter-confederation (IC) play-off in March between New Caledonia, Jamaica and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Group L 12 out of 12
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Best third place
For the first time in World Cup history, the winners and runners-up of each group will be joined in the knockout round of 32 by the eight best third-placed teams. The placement of each team will affect whom they face in the knockout round.
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Knockouts
R32
74
77
73
75
83
84
81
82
R16
89
90
93
94
QF
97
98
SF
101
Final
104
SF
102
QF
99
100
R16
91
92
95
96
R32
76
78
79
80
86
88
85
87
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