World Cup 2026 — Group A.

Updated June 29, 2026 · DynastyDaily Editorial · ● Live Last updated: 2026-06-30T05:19:34Z

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World Cup 2026 Group A contained Mexico, South Africa, South Korea and Czechia. Mexico won the group and South Africa finished runner-up; both advanced to the Round of 32, joined by the eight best third-placed teams across the 12 groups.

Group A is complete. Mexico won the group and South Africa finished runner-up — both advance to the Round of 32. South Korea finished third but missed out on a best-third place; Czechia were eliminated. Tables and ranking points refresh as matches finish.

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Group A — final table

Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF:GA	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	3	3	0	0	6:0	+6	9
2	South Africa	3	1	1	1	2:3	-1	4
3	South Korea	3	1	0	2	2:3	-1	3
4	Czechia	3	0	1	2	2:6	-4	1

Green = top two (advanced) · gold = third place. P played · W won · D drawn · L lost · GF:GA goals · GD difference · Pts points.

How each team finished

1. Mexico — 3W-0D-0L, 6 scored / 0 conceded (+6), 9 pts; advanced — face Ecuador in the Round of 32 (Jun 30).
2. South Africa — 1W-1D-1L, 2 scored / 3 conceded (-1), 4 pts; advanced — face Canada in the Round of 32 (Jun 28).
3. South Korea — 1W-0D-2L, 2 scored / 3 conceded (-1), 3 pts; eliminated in the group stage.
4. Czechia — 0W-1D-2L, 2 scored / 6 conceded (-4), 1 pts; eliminated in the group stage.

Group A results

Jun 11	Mexico	2-0	South Africa	Azteca
Jun 11	South Korea	2-1	Czechia	Akron
Jun 18	Czechia	1-1	South Africa	Mercedes-Benz
Jun 18	Mexico	1-0	South Korea	Akron
Jun 24	Mexico	3-0	Czechia	Azteca
Jun 24	South Africa	1-0	South Korea	BBVA

Group A in the Round of 32

Mexico	vs	Ecuador	Jun 30	Azteca
South Africa	vs	Canada	0-1	SoFi

Knockout fixtures for the teams that advanced from Group A.

How Group A qualification worked

The top two teams in Group A — Mexico and South Africa — advanced directly to the Round of 32. The third-placed side could still progress as one of the eight best third-placed teams across the 12 groups.

Tiebreakers are applied in this order: points, then goal difference, then goals scored, then head-to-head record, then fair-play points, and finally the drawing of lots.

Follow every group on the full Standings, see the knockout dates on the Match schedule, and check the live statistics for the tournament top scorers.

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Tables and ranking points refresh as matches finish. Standings · Match schedule · World Cup 2026