The Athletic
The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup is almost here. This page — one of dozens comprising The Athletic’s World Cup Tracker project — is your destination for current group standings and the live table of third-place teams. If you’re just tuning in, here are the basics: there are 48 teams divided into 12 groups of four teams each (the United States is in Group D). Over the course of 16 days, the teams in each group will play each other once. The top two teams in each group automatically advance to the Round of 32, along with the top eight third-place teams. You can find a more detailed...
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