2026 FIFA World Cup Group B
FIFA World Cup group
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Group B of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is taking place from June 12 to 24, 2026.[1] The group consists of Canada (co-host), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar, and Switzerland. 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][4] | |
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| November 2025[nb 1] | June 2026 | |||||||||
| B1 |  Canada | 1 | CONCACAF | Co-host | February 14, 2023[nb 2] | 3rd | 2022 | Group stage (1986, 2022) | 27 | 30 |
| B2 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4[nb 3] | UEFA | UEFA second round Path A winner | March 31, 2026 | 2nd | 2014 | Group stage (2014) | 71[nb 3] | 64 |
| B3 |  Qatar | 3 | AFC | AFC fourth round Group A winner | October 14, 2025 | 2nd | 2022 | Group stage (2022) | 51 | 56 |
| B4 |  Switzerland | 2 | UEFA | UEFA Group B winner | November 18, 2025 | 13th | 2022 | Quarterfinals (1934, 1938, 1954) | 17 | 19 |
Notes
- The rankings of November 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw.[5]
- Although the United bid was selected on June 13, 2018, the automatic berths allocated to the hosts were not confirmed until a decision by the FIFA Council on February 14, 2023.[6]
- As the identity of the UEFA second round Path A winner was not known at the time of the final draw, positions in the FIFA Rankings were not taken into account, and the placeholder in the draw was automatically seeded into pot 4.[5]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position will qualify for: |
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| 1 | Canada (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Switzerland |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 4 | Qatar |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
In the round of 32:[2]
- The winner of Group B will advance to play the third-placed team of Group E, Group F, Group G, Group I, or Group J.
- The runner-up of Group B will advance to play the runner-up of Group A.
- The third-placed team of Group B might advance to play the winner of Group D or Group E (if one of the eight best third-placed teams from the group stage).
Matches
All times listed are local.[1]
Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
The two teams had never met before.
Bosnia took the lead in the 21st minute when Jovo Lukić headed into the net from close range after Sead Kolašinac had flicked on Ivan Basic's corner from the right. In the 78th minute it was 1–1 when substitute Cyle Larin scored with a deflected shot to the right of the net. With a 1–1 draw, this marked the first time that Canada won a point at a World Cup, after they had been beaten in all three games in 1986 and then again in 2022.[7]
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Qatar vs Switzerland
The teams previously met in a 2018 friendly, which ended in a 1–0 win for Qatar.[10]
In the 17th minute, Switzerland were awarded a penalty when Remo Freuler was fouled by the diving Qatar goalkeeper Mahmud Abunada. Television replays appeared to show Freuler had strayed marginally offside in the build-up but the penalty was awarded and was scored by Breel Embolo with a low finish to the left. In the 94th minute, Qatar scored an equalizer when Switzerland defender Miro Muheim under pressure from Boualem Khoukhi, headed a Homam Ahmed cross from the left past his own goalkeeper to the right of the net with the match finishing 1–1.[11]
This was the first time Qatar earned a point at the World Cup, after losing three consecutive matches as the host nation in 2022.[12]
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Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
The teams had only met in a 2016 friendly, which ended in a 2–0 win for Bosnia.[14]
| Switzerland | 4–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Canada vs Qatar
The teams previously faced each other once in 2022, a friendly won 2–0 by Canada.[16]
This was the first World Cup match won by Canada in its history, and the biggest winning margin by a nation outside of UEFA or CONMEBOL in World Cup history.
Additionally, Jonathan David became the first North American player to score a World Cup hat-trick since Bert Patenaude did so for the United States against Paraguay in 1930, and the first player to score a World Cup hat-trick on home soil since Geoff Hurst did so for England against West Germany in the 1966 final.[17]
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Switzerland vs Canada
The teams' only meeting took place in 2002, a friendly won 3–1 by Canada.[19]
| Switzerland | Match 51 | Canada |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar
The teams have met twice: Qatar won 2–0 in 2000, and their most recent meeting was a 1–1 draw in 2010.[20]
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Match 52 | Qatar |
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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.
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| Switzerland |
1 | 1 | −2 | ||||||||||
| Canada |
2 | 1 | −3 | ||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 | 2 | 1 | −9 | |||||||||
| Qatar |
2 | 1 | 2 | −11 | |||||||||