Who qualifies from Group B at the 2026 World Cup?

Name: World Cup 2026 Group B Standings
Creator: MercatoWire
Published: 2026-06-15T04:10:11Z

Group B is level at the top. Switzerland and Canada lead on current standings. Third place can progress among the best eight.

Verified · 2 sources · MercatoWire Data Desk · 2026-06-15 04:10 UTC

Group B standings

Group B, World Cup 2026
#	Team	P	D	GF	GA	Pts	FIFA	Last / Next
1	Switzerland	1	1	1	1	1	19	D 1-1 v Qatar
2	Canada	1	1	1	1	1	30	D 1-1 v Bosnia-Herzegovina
3	Qatar	1	1	1	1	1	55	D 1-1 v Switzerland
4	Bosnia-Herzegovina	1	1	1	1	1	65	D 1-1 v Canada

Position 1 and 2 separated by FIFA world ranking (Switzerland / Canada); Position 2 and 3 separated by FIFA world ranking (Canada / Qatar); Position 3 and 4 separated by FIFA world ranking (Qatar / Bosnia-Herzegovina)

Qualify top two Third place

Qualification path, team by team

The Qualification Path

One read per team: current points, goal difference, remaining fixtures, and the live route to the round of 32. The top two go through automatically; the eight best third-placed teams (one per group) also advance.

Can Switzerland qualify from Group B? FIFA 19currently 1st

Switzerland can still finish in the top two. Goal margin could decide it.

        1 pts
        GD 0
        0-1-0 W-D-L
        2 remaining
      

Route: Current route: automatic place. Hold top two and Switzerland go through.

Remaining: 18 Jun v Bosnia-Herzegovina 24 Jun v Canada

Path: D 1-1 v Qatar 18 Jun v Bosnia-Herzegovina 24 Jun v Canada

Switzerland squad →

Can Canada qualify from Group B? FIFA 30currently 2nd

Canada can still finish in the top two. Goal margin could decide it.

        1 pts
        GD 0
        0-1-0 W-D-L
        2 remaining
      

Route: Current route: automatic place. Hold top two and Canada go through.

Remaining: 18 Jun v Qatar 24 Jun v Switzerland

Path: D 1-1 v Bosnia-Herzegovina 18 Jun v Qatar 24 Jun v Switzerland

Canada squad →

Can Qatar qualify from Group B? FIFA 55currently 3rd

Qatar can still finish in the top two. Goal margin could decide it.

        1 pts
        GD 0
        0-1-0 W-D-L
        2 remaining
      

Route: Current route: third-place lane, with top two still possible.

Remaining: 18 Jun v Canada 24 Jun v Bosnia-Herzegovina

Path: D 1-1 v Switzerland 18 Jun v Canada 24 Jun v Bosnia-Herzegovina

Qatar squad →

Can Bosnia-Herzegovina qualify from Group B? FIFA 65currently 4th

Bosnia-Herzegovina can still finish in the top two. Goal margin could decide it.

        1 pts
        GD 0
        0-1-0 W-D-L
        2 remaining
      

Route: Current route: outside the advancing places, but top two is still possible.

Remaining: 18 Jun v Switzerland 24 Jun v Qatar

Path: D 1-1 v Canada 18 Jun v Switzerland 24 Jun v Qatar

Bosnia-Herzegovina squad →

Remaining fixtures

Date (UTC)	Match	Venue
Thu 18 Jun, 19:00 UTC	Switzerland vs Bosnia-Herzegovina	SoFi Stadium
Thu 18 Jun, 22:00 UTC	Canada vs Qatar	BC Place
Wed 24 Jun, 19:00 UTC	Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Qatar	Lumen Field
Wed 24 Jun, 19:00 UTC	Switzerland vs Canada	BC Place

Group B scenario summary

Canada can still qualify in the top two. (goal margin could decide)
Bosnia-Herzegovina can still qualify in the top two. (goal margin could decide)
Switzerland can still qualify in the top two. (goal margin could decide)
Qatar can still qualify in the top two. (goal margin could decide)

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