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Monday, 15th June 2026 · World Cup Desk

Who qualifies from Group D at the 2026 World Cup?

Group D is level at the top. United States and Australia 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 D standings

Group D, World Cup 2026
# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts FIFA Last / Next
1 United States flag United States 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 3 16 W 4-1 v Paraguay
2 Australia flag Australia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 27 W 2-0 v Türkiye
3 Türkiye flag Türkiye 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0 22 L 0-2 v Australia
4 Paraguay flag Paraguay 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0 40 L 1-4 v United States

Position 1 and 2 separated by overall goal difference (United States / Australia); Position 3 and 4 separated by overall goal difference (Türkiye / Paraguay)

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.

Remaining fixtures

Date (UTC) Match Venue
Fri 19 Jun, 19:00 UTC United States vs Australia Lumen Field
Sat 20 Jun, 03:00 UTC Türkiye vs Paraguay Levi's Stadium
Fri 26 Jun, 02:00 UTC Paraguay vs Australia Levi's Stadium
Fri 26 Jun, 02:00 UTC Türkiye vs United States SoFi Stadium

Group D scenario summary

Group D news