2026 FIFA World Cup Group G

Group G of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place from June 15 to 26, 2026. ^[1] The group consists of Belgium, Egypt, Iran, and New Zealand. The top two teams, possibly along with the third-placed team, will advance to the round of 32. ^[2]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings [3]
									November 2025 [nb 1]	June 2026
G1	Belgium	1	UEFA	UEFA Group J winner	November 18, 2025	15th	2022	Third place (2018)	8
G2	Egypt	3	CAF	CAF Group A winner	October 8, 2025	4th	2018	First round (1934), group stage (1990, 2018)	34
G3	Iran	2	AFC	AFC third round Group A winner	March 25, 2025	7th	2022	Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)	20
G4	New Zealand	4	OFC	OFC third round winner	March 24, 2025	3rd	2010	Group stage (1982, 2010)	86

Notes

1. The rankings of November 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw. ^[4]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: June 15, 2026. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 32: ^[2]

• The winner of Group G will advance to play the third-placed team of Group A, Group E, Group H, Group I, or Group J.
• The runner-up of Group G will advance to play the runner-up of Group D.
• The third-placed team of Group G might advance to play the winner of Group B or Group I (if one of the eight best third-placed teams from the group stage).

Matches

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

Iran vs New Zealand

The two teams have faced each other twice, most recently in the 2003 AFC–OFC Challenge Cup, which Iran won by 3–0. ^[5]

June 15, 2026 (2026-06-15)

6:00 p.m.

Iran	Match 15	New Zealand
	Report

SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

Belgium vs Egypt

The teams have previously faced each other four times, most recently in 2022, a 2–1 win for Egypt in a friendly. ^[6]

June 15, 2026 (2026-06-15)

12:00 p.m.

Belgium	Match 16	Egypt
	Report

Lumen Field, Seattle

Belgium vs Iran

The two sides have never met before.

June 21, 2026 (2026-06-21)

12:00 p.m.

Belgium	Match 39	Iran
	Report

SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

New Zealand vs Egypt

The two teams have faced each other three times, most recently in the 2024 FIFA Series, which Egypt won by 1–0. ^[7]

June 21, 2026 (2026-06-21)

6:00 p.m.

New Zealand	Match 40	Egypt
	Report

BC Place, Vancouver

Egypt vs Iran

The two teams have faced each other twice, most recently in the 2000 LG Cup; Egypt won 8–7 on penalties following a 1–1 draw. ^[8]

June 26, 2026 (2026-06-26)

8:00 p.m.

Egypt	Match 63	Iran
	Report

Lumen Field, Seattle

New Zealand vs Belgium

The two teams have never met before.

June 26, 2026 (2026-06-26)

8:00 p.m.

New Zealand	Match 64	Belgium
	Report

BC Place, Vancouver

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]

• yellow card: −1 point;
• indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
• direct red card: −4 points;
• yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

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

Team	Match 1				Match 2				Match 3				Score
Belgium													0
Egypt													0
Iran													0
New Zealand													0

References

1. "FIFA World Cup 26 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
2. "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. "Draw Procedures for the FIFA World Cup 2026" (PDF). FIFA. November 25, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
5. "Iran national football team: record v New Zealand". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
6. "Belgium national football team: record v Egypt". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
7. "New Zealand national football team: record v Egypt". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
8. "Egypt national football team: record v Iran". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 6, 2025.

External links

• Official website