Group of Death Index

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Group of Death Index

Ranked by each group's combined WC 2010–2022 performance: wins, goals, and tournament depth.

💀 Group L Group of Death
England England Croatia Croatia Ghana Ghana Panama Panama
199.1
🔥 Group F Very Tough
Netherlands Netherlands Japan Japan Sweden Sweden Tunisia Tunisia
196
⚡ Group H Tough
Spain Spain Cape Verde Islands Cape Verde Islands ★ Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Uruguay Uruguay
182.7
⚡ Group C Tough
Brazil Brazil Morocco Morocco Haiti Haiti ★ Scotland Scotland ★
150.4
🌿 Group E Open
Germany Germany Curaçao Curaçao ★ Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Ecuador Ecuador
137.8
🌿 Group I Open
France France Senegal Senegal Iraq Iraq ★ Norway Norway ★
137.6
🌿 Group J Open
Argentina Argentina Algeria Algeria Austria Austria ★ Jordan Jordan ★
128
🌿 Group K Open
Portugal Portugal Congo DR Congo DR ★ Uzbekistan Uzbekistan ★ Colombia Colombia
110.5
🌿 Group G Open
Belgium Belgium Egypt Egypt Iran Iran New Zealand New Zealand
108.8
🌿 Group D Open
USA USA Paraguay Paraguay Australia Australia Türkiye Türkiye ★
81.1
🌿 Group A Open
Mexico Mexico South Africa South Africa South Korea South Korea Czech Republic Czech Republic ★
73.7
🌿 Group B Open
Canada Canada Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina Qatar Qatar Switzerland Switzerland
50.8

★ = First-ever World Cup appearance

🗺️

Group Stage Advancement Map

Predicted win probability in group stage — top 2 advance to Round of 32.

Group A
Mexico ✓ R32
37%
South Africa ✓ R32
33%
Czech Republic
33%
South Korea
25.3%
Group B
Canada ✓ R32
38.7%
Bosnia & Herzegovina ✓ R32
33%
Qatar
27.7%
Switzerland
22%
Group C
Morocco ✓ R32
38.7%
Scotland ✓ R32
33%
Brazil
27.7%
Haiti
22%
Group D
Türkiye ✓ R32
38.7%
USA ✓ R32
33.3%
Paraguay
22%
Australia
22%
Group E
Germany ✓ R32
33%
Curaçao ✓ R32
33%
Ivory Coast
33%
Ecuador
33%
Group F
Netherlands ✓ R32
44.3%
Tunisia ✓ R32
37%
Sweden
22%
Japan
14.3%
Group G
Belgium ✓ R32
37%
Iran ✓ R32
33%
Egypt
31%
New Zealand
22%
Group H
Spain ✓ R32
38.7%
Cape Verde Islands ✓ R32
33%
Uruguay
27.7%
Saudi Arabia
22%
Group I
France ✓ R32
33%
Senegal ✓ R32
33%
Iraq
33%
Norway
33%
Group J
Argentina ✓ R32
33%
Algeria ✓ R32
33%
Austria
33%
Jordan
33%
Group K
Portugal ✓ R32
33%
Congo DR ✓ R32
33%
Uzbekistan
33%
Colombia
33%
Group L
England ✓ R32
42.7%
Ghana ✓ R32
33%
Croatia
25.3%
Panama
22%

Based on API prediction win% averaged over group stage matches.

⭐

First-Timers & Underdogs

12 teams making their World Cup debut in 2026.

⭐ World Cup Debutants

Cape Verde Islands
Group H
First-Ever WC
Haiti
Group C
First-Ever WC
Scotland
Group C
First-Ever WC
Curaçao
Group E
First-Ever WC
Iraq
Group I
First-Ever WC
Norway
Group I
First-Ever WC
Austria
Group J
First-Ever WC
Jordan
Group J
First-Ever WC
Congo DR
Group K
First-Ever WC
Uzbekistan
Group K
First-Ever WC
Türkiye
Group D
First-Ever WC
Czech Republic
Group A
First-Ever WC

🌱 Low Experience (≤5 prior matches)

Panama
3P · 0W · 2G
Egypt
3P · 0W · 2G
New Zealand
3P · 0W · 2G
South Africa
3P · 1W · 3G
Canada
3P · 0W · 2G
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3P · 1W · 4G
Qatar
3P · 0W · 1G
Sweden
5P · 3W · 6G
Paraguay
5P · 1W · 3G