World Cup 2026 Group F LIVE TABLE: Latest standings as Netherlands and Japan take top two qualifying spots

GROUP F at this year’s World Cup has been settled – and three out of the four teams will participate in the round of 32! Netherlands’ comfortable 3-1 victory over Tunisia saw them top the group, while Japan’s draw with Sweden was enough to see them finish second. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! However, the Swedes also qualified via the 3rd place rankings rules. The top two from each group automatically go through to the last-32, while teams that finish third can also advance. Also, the eight best-ranked third-placed sides advance to the knockouts, giving sides more opportunities to progress. World Cup 2026 Group F LIVE table Here are the latest Group F standings: Read more on World Cup What happens if teams finish level on points in World Cup group stage? If two or more teams finish on equal points following the conclusion of the group stage, the following tiebreakers are applied in order. - Greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the tied teams - Superior goal difference resulting from the group matches between the tied teams - Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches between the tied teams - Superior goal difference in all group matches - Most goals scored in all group matches - Highest team conduct score in all group matches (taking into account yellow cards and red cards) - Fifa World Ranking How are the eight best third-place teams determined? The sides that finish third in their groups will be ranked by the following criteria in order: - Points - Goal difference - Goals scored - Highest team conduct score (players and team officials) relating to the number of yellow and red cards obtained in all group matches - Fifa World Ranking Most read in Sport Here are the latest standings for the third-place sides: