Copa del Mundo 2026 — Group A.
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. Las tablas y los puntos del ranking se actualizan cuando terminan los partidos.
Group A — final table
| # | 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 Clasificación, see the knockout dates on the Calendario de partidos, and check the live estadísticas for the tournament top scorers.
Las tablas y los puntos del ranking se actualizan cuando terminan los partidos. Clasificación · Calendario de partidos · Copa del Mundo 2026