2026 FIFA World Cup Group J

Group J of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place from June 16 to 27, 2026. ^[1] The group consists of Argentina (title holders), Algeria, Austria, and Jordan. 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
J1	Argentina	1	CONMEBOL	CONMEBOL round robin winner	March 25, 2025	19th	2022	Winner (1978, 1986, 2022)	2
J2	Algeria	3	CAF	CAF Group G winner	October 9, 2025	5th	2014	Round of 16 (2014)	35
J3	Austria	2	UEFA	UEFA Group H winner	November 18, 2025	8th	1998	Third place (1954)	24
J4	Jordan	4	AFC	AFC third round Group B runner-up	June 5, 2025	1st	—	—	66

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	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: June 16, 2026. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 32: ^[2]

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

Matches

All times listed are local. ^[1]

Argentina vs Algeria

Argentina has faced Algeria previously only once, a 4–3 friendly win in 2007. ^[5]

June 16, 2026 (2026-06-16)

8:00 p.m. UTC−5

Argentina	Match 19	Algeria
	Report

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

Austria vs Jordan

The two sides have never met before.

June 16, 2026 (2026-06-16)

9:00 p.m. UTC−7

Austria	Match 20	Jordan
	Report

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Argentina vs Austria

The teams have met on three occasions, all of them friendlies, with the most recent being a 1–1 draw in 1990. ^[6]

June 22, 2026 (2026-06-22)

12:00 p.m. UTC−5

Argentina	Match 43	Austria
	Report

AT&T Stadium, Arlington

Jordan vs Algeria

The teams have previously faced each other three times, most recently in 2004, a 1–1 draw in a friendly. ^[7]

June 22, 2026 (2026-06-22)

8:00 p.m. UTC−7

Jordan	Match 44	Algeria
	Report

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Algeria vs Austria

The teams have met once before, in Austria's 2–0 group stage victory at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. ^[8]

June 27, 2026 (2026-06-27)

9:00 p.m. UTC−5

Algeria	Match 69	Austria
	Report

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

Jordan vs Argentina

The two teams have never met before.

June 27, 2026 (2026-06-27)

9:00 p.m. UTC−5

Jordan	Match 70	Argentina
	Report

AT&T Stadium, Arlington

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
Argentina													0
Algeria													0
Austria													0
Jordan													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. "Argentina national football team: record v Algeria". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
6. "Argentina national football team: record v Austria". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
7. "Jordan national football team: record v Algeria". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
8. "Algeria vs. Austria Head-to-Head in the World Cups". thesoccerworldcups.com. Retrieved December 6, 2025.

External links

• Official website