The introduction of a route to the World Cup 2026 knockout stage for third-placed teams has made for a plethora of permutations among the nations hoping to join the top two in each group in advancing. Sweden, Ecuador, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Paraguay were among the first countries to seal their spots as best third-placed World Cup finishers.Of the 12 teams to finish third, another four will join that quartet but some will not have their fate confirmed or know their next opponents until the Group J finale completes the group stage.Heres the latest third-place points table and the full list of confirmed fixtures in the last 32 at the World Cup, as well as a look at the subsequent schedule.Table of ContentsWorld Cup 2026: Full third place points tableWorld Cup 2026 standingsQualified and eliminated World Cup teamsWorld Cup 2026 confirmed round of 32 fixturesWorld Cup 2026 full knockout stage scheduleWorld Cup 2026: Full third place points tableHeres how the table looked before the final six matches of the group stage, starting on June 27 in the UK with Croatia vs Ghana and England vs Panama (both 22:00 BST).Colombia faced Portugal and DR Congo met Uzbekistan at 00:30 on Sunday, followed by Algeria vs Austria and Jordan vs Argentina at 03:00.Teams in the top eight advance, with the bottom four countries eliminated. Goal difference, goals scored, fair-play status how many bookings and red cards teams have received and FIFA rankings are used to separate teams level on points.TeamPWDLFAGDPoints1Sweden311177042Ecuador311122043Bosnia-Herzegovina311156-144Paraguay311124-245Senegal310286236Iran303033037Croatia210134-138South Korea310223-139Algeria210124-2310Scotland310214-3311Uruguay302134-1212DR Congo201112-11World Cup 2026 standingsHeres how the group stage tables looked before the final four matches of the initial stage.2026 World Cup Group APWDLFAGDPointsMexico330060+69South Africa311123-14South Korea310223-13Czechia301226-412026 World Cup Group BPWDLFAGDPointsSwitzerland321073+47Canada311183+54Bosnia-Herzegovina311156-14Qatar3011210-812026 World Cup Group CPWDLFAGDPointsBrazil321071+67Morocco321063+37Scotland310214-33Haiti300328-602026 World Cup Group DPWDLFAGDPointsUSA320184+46Australia31112204Paraguay311124-24Turkiye310235-202026 World Cup Group EPWDLFAGDPointsGermany3201104+66Ivory Coast320142+26Ecuador31112204Curacao301219-812026 World Cup Group FPWDLFAGDPointsNetherlands3210104+67Japan312073+45Sweden31117704Tunisia3003212-1002026 World Cup Group GPWDLFAGDPointsBelgium312062+45Egypt312053+25Iran30303303New Zealand3012410-612026 World Cup Group HPWDLFAGDPointsSpain321050+57Cape Verde30302203Uruguay302134-12Saudi Arabia302115-422026 World Cup Group IPWDLFAGDPointsFrance3300102+89Norway320187+16Senegal310286+23Iraq3003112-1102026 World Cup Group JPWDLFAGDPointsArgentina220050+56Austria21013303Algeria210124-20Jordan200225-302026 World Cup Group KPWDLFAGDPointsColombia220041+36Portugal211061+54DR Congo201112-11Uzbekistan200218-702026 World Cup Group LPWDLFAGDPointsEngland211042+24Ghana211010+14Croatia210134-13Panama200202-20Qualified and eliminated World Cup teamsCzechia, Qatar, Haiti, Turkiye, Curacao, Tunisia, New Zealand, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan and Panama had been eliminated before the closing six games of the group stage.Mexico, South Africa, Switzerland, Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Morocco, the USA, Australia, Paraguay, Germany, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Belgium, Egypt, Spain, Cape Verde, France, Norway, Senegal, Argentina, Colombia, Portugal, England and Ghana were through.World Cup 2026 confirmed round of 32 fixturesThe last-32 fixtures looked like this before the final four games of the group stage.Asterisk denotes start time on previous day in specified territory.DateFixtureTime (BST)ETPTJune 28South Africa vs Canada20:0015:0012:00June 29Brazil vs Japan18:0013:0010:00June 29Germany vs Paraguay21:3016:3013:30June 30Netherlands vs Morocco02:0021:00*18:00*June 30Ivory Coast vs Norway18:0013:0010:00June 30France vs Sweden22:0017:0014:00July 1Mexico vs Group C/E/F/H/I third place02:0021:00*18:00*July 1Group L winners vs Group E/H/I/J/K third place17:0012:0009:00July 1Belgium vs Group A/E/H/I/J third place21:0016:0013:00July 2USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina01:0020:00*17:00*July 2Spain vs Group J runners-up20:0015:0012:00July 3Group K runners-up vs Group L runners-up00:0019:00*16:00 *July 3Switzerland vs Group E/F/G/I/J third place04:0023:00*20:00*July 3Australia vs Egypt19:0014:0011:00July 3Argentina vs Cape Verde23:0018:0015:00July 4Group K winners vs Group D/E/I/J/L third place02:3021:30*18:30*World Cup 2026 full knockout stage scheduleTake a look at the knockout stage schedule before those six games left to play in the group stage.June 28Round of 32Match 73: South Africa vs Canada (20:00)June 29Round of 32Match 76: Brazil vs Japan (18:00)Match 74: Germany vs Paraguay (21:30)June 30Round of 32Match 75: Netherlands vs Morocco (02:00)Match 78: Ivory Coast vs Norway (18:00)Match 77: France vs Sweden (22:00)July 1Round of 32Match 79: Mexico vs Group C/E/F/H/I third place (02:00)Match 80: Group L winners vs Group E/H/I/J/K third place (17:00)Match 82: Belgium vs Group A/E/H/I/J third place (21:00)July 2Round of 32Match 81: USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (01:00)Match 84: Spain vs Group J runners-up (20:00)July 3Round of 32Match 83: Group K runners-up vs Group L runners-up (00:00)Match 85: Switzerland vs Group E/F/G/I/J third place (04:00)Match 88: Australia vs Egypt (19:00)Match 86: Argentina vs Cape Verde (23:00)July 4Round of 32Match 87: Group K winners vs Group D/E/I/J/L third place (02:30)Round of 16Match 90: Match 73 winners vs Match 75 winners (18:00)Match 89: Match 74 winners vs Match 77 winners (22:00)July 5Round of 16Match 91: Match 76 winners vs Match 78 winners (21:00)July 6Round of 16Match 92: Match 79 winners vs Match 80 winners (01:00)Match 93: Match 83 winners vs Match 84 winners (20:00)July 7Round of 16Match 94: Match 81 winners vs Match 82 winners (01:00)Match 95: Match 86 winners vs Match 88 winners (17:00)Match 96: Match 85 winners vs Match 87 winners (21:00)July 9Quarter-finalsMatch 97: Match 89 winners vs Match 90 winners (21:00)July 10Quarter-finalsMatch 98: Match 93 winners vs Match 94 winners (20:00)July 11Quarter-finalsMatch 99: Match 91 winners vs Match 92 winners (22:00)Match 100: Match 95 winners vs Match 96 winners (02:00)July 14Semi-finalsMatch 101: Match 97 winners vs Match 98 winners (20:00)July 15Semi-finalsMatch 102: Match 99 winners vs Match 100 winners (20:00)July 18Third-place playoffMatch 103: Match 101 losers vs Match 102 losers (22:00)July 19FinalMatch 104: Match 101 winners vs Match 102 winners (20:00) Topics 2026 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup World Cup World Cup 2026 Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Manchester United face tense injury wait that could impact transfer plans Mitch Fretton 27th June, 2026 World Cup 2026: Full fixtures, dates, games, schedule and results from FIFA football finals Ben Miller 27th June, 2026 Neymar: World Cup 2026 playing schedule, fixtures, results, kick off times, confirmed injury news updates, 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