2026 FIFA World Cup Group D

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Group D of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place from June 12 to 25, 2026. [1] The group consists of the United States (co-host), Paraguay, Australia, and the UEFA second round Path C winner. The top two teams, possibly along with the third-placed team, will advance to the round of 32. [2]

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Teams

Draw positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings [3]
November 2025 [nb 1] June 2026
D1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1 CONCACAF Co-hostFebruary 14, 2023 [nb 2] 12th 2022 Third place (1930)14
D2Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 3 CONMEBOL CONMEBOL round robin sixth placeSeptember 4, 20259th 2010 Quarterfinals (2010)39
D3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2 AFC AFC third round Group C runner-upJune 10, 20257th 2022 Round of 16 (2006, 2022)26
D4Flag of None.svg UEFA Path C winner4 [nb 3] UEFA UEFA second round Path C winnerMarch 31, 2026 [nb 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of November 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw. [4]
  2. ↑ Although the United bid was selected on June 13, 2018, the automatic berths allocated to the hosts were not confirmed until a decision by the FIFA Council on February 14, 2023. [5]
  3. 1 2 As the identity of the UEFA second round Path C 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. [4]

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 00000000
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 00000000Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4Flag of None.svg UEFA Path C winner [a] 00000000
First match(es) will be played: June 12, 2026. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ↑ The winner of UEFA playoff Path C will be Turkey, Slovakia, Kosovo, or Romania.

In the round of 32: [2]

Matches

All times listed are local, UTC−7 (PDT). [1]

United States vs Paraguay

The teams have met nine times previously, including once in the World Cup, a 3–0 group stage victory for USA in 1930, and most recently in 2025, a 2–1 win for the host nation in a friendly. [6]

United States  Flag of the United States.svgMatch 4Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

Australia vs UEFA Path C winner

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgMatch 6Flag of None.svg UEFA Path C winner
BC Place, Vancouver

UEFA Path C winner vs Paraguay

UEFA Path C winner Flag of None.svgMatch 31Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

United States vs Australia

The teams have faced each other four times prior to the tournament, most recently in 2025, a 2–1 win for the United States in a friendly. [7]

United States  Flag of the United States.svgMatch 32Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Lumen Field, Seattle

UEFA Path C winner vs United States

UEFA Path C winner Flag of None.svgMatch 59Flag of the United States.svg  United States
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

Paraguay vs Australia

The teams have previously faced each other five times, most recently in 2010, a 1–0 win for Australia in a friendly match. [8]

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svgMatch 60Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

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: [2]

Only one of the above deductions can be applied to a player or team official in a single match.

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Score
Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svg
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0
Flag of None.svg UEFA Path C winner0

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA World Cup 26 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup 2026 Regulations" (PDF). FIFA. May 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 23, 2025. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ "FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. November 19, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Draw Procedures for the FIFA World Cup 2026" (PDF). FIFA. November 25, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ "FIFA Council highlights record breaking revenue in football". FIFA. February 14, 2023. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ "United States national football team: record v Paraguay". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "United States national football team: record v Australia". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Paraguay national football team: record v Australia". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
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