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Monday, 15th June 2026 · World Cup Desk

Who qualifies from Group F at the 2026 World Cup?

Sweden and Netherlands currently lead Group F and are on course to qualify. Third place can still progress among the best eight.

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

Group F standings

Group F, World Cup 2026
# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts FIFA Last / Next
1 Sweden flag Sweden 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 3 38 W 5-1 v Tunisia
2 Netherlands flag Netherlands 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 7 D 2-2 v Japan
3 Japan flag Japan 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 18 D 2-2 v Netherlands
4 Tunisia flag Tunisia 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0 44 L 1-5 v Sweden

Position 2 and 3 separated by FIFA world ranking (Netherlands / Japan)

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
Sat 20 Jun, 17:00 UTC Netherlands vs Sweden NRG Stadium
Sun 21 Jun, 04:00 UTC Tunisia vs Japan Estadio BBVA
Thu 25 Jun, 23:00 UTC Japan vs Sweden AT&T Stadium
Thu 25 Jun, 23:00 UTC Tunisia vs Netherlands GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium

Group F scenario summary

Group F news