2026 FIFA World Cup Group F

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Group F of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place from June 14 to 25, 2026. [1] The group consists of the Netherlands, Japan, the UEFA second round Path B winner, and Tunisia. 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
F1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1 UEFA UEFA Group G winnerNovember 17, 202512th 2022 Runner-up (1974, 1978, 2010)7
F2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2 AFC AFC third round Group C winnerMarch 20, 20258th 2022 Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022)18
F3Flag of None.svg UEFA Path B winner4 [nb 2] UEFA UEFA second round Path B winnerMarch 31, 2026 [nb 2]
F4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 3 CAF CAF Group H winnerSeptember 8, 20257th 2022 Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022)40

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of November 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw. [4]
  2. 1 2 As the identity of the UEFA second round Path B 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 Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 00000000
3Flag of None.svg UEFA Path B winner [a] 00000000Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 00000000
First match(es) will be played: June 14, 2026. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ The winner of UEFA playoff Path B will be Ukraine, Poland, Albania, or Sweden.

In the round of 32: [2]

Matches

All times listed are local. [1]

Netherlands vs Japan

The teams have met three times prior, including Netherlands' 1–0 group stage victory at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [5] Their most recent meeting took place in 2013, a 2–2 friendly draw. [6]

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgMatch 11Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
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AT&T Stadium, Arlington

UEFA Path B winner vs Tunisia

UEFA Path B winner Flag of None.svgMatch 12Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
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Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe

Netherlands vs UEFA Path B winner

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgMatch 35Flag of None.svg UEFA Path B winner
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NRG Stadium, Houston

Tunisia vs Japan

The teams have previously met six times, including Japan's 2–0 group stage victory at the 2002 FIFA World Cup (which they co-hosted with South Korea). [7]

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svgMatch 36Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
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Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe

Japan vs UEFA Path B winner

Japan  Flag of Japan.svgMatch 57Flag of None.svg UEFA Path B winner
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AT&T Stadium, Arlington

Tunisia vs Netherlands

The teams have previously faced each other thrice, most recently in a 2009 friendly match that ended in a 1–1 draw. [8]

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svgMatch 58Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

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 Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0
Flag of None.svg UEFA Path B winner0
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0

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. ↑ "Netherlands vs. Japan Head-to-Head in the World Cups". thesoccerworldcups.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Netherlands national football team: record v Japan". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Tunisia national football team: record v Japan". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Tunisia national football team: record v Netherlands". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
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