Latest World Cup 2026 Group B standings

Latest World Cup 2026 Group B standings update: Full schedule, results, and positions for Canada, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Qatar, and Switzerland.

VTC News•19/05/2026

Latest World Cup 2026 Qualifiers Standings (Group B)
VTC News online newspaper continuously updates the latest World Cup 2026 rankings according to the FIFA website. As of now, the rankings of the teams in Group A are as follows.
Society Team T students D
1 Canada 0 0-0 0
2 Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 0-0 0
3 Qatar 0 0-0 0
4 Switzerland 0 0-0 0
According to the 2026 World Cup format , teams will play a round-robin tournament in the group stage to determine rankings. The top two teams in each group and the eight best third-placed teams will qualify for the Round of 16.
In the event of a tie in points among multiple teams in the group stage, the tie-breaking criteria used for ranking are head-to-head performance (calculated separately based on points, goal difference, and the number of goals scored in direct matches between the tied teams). If two teams are tied in all of the above criteria, the organizers will consider the goal difference and the total number of goals scored in all three matches.
When all other tie-breaking criteria are irrelevant, the teams are ranked according to their position on the latest FIFA World Rankings.
World Cup 2026 Group Stage List
Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Czech Republic.
Group B: Canada, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland.
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland.
Group D: USA, Paraguay, Australia, Türkiye.
Group E: Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador.
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia.
Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand.
Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay.
Group I: France, Senegal, Iraq, Norway.
Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan.
Group K: Portugal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia.

Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama.

Group B: Canada, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland

Group B of the 2026 World Cup will be held in five stadiums across five cities: Toronto, Vancouver (Canada), San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle (USA). Host nation Canada will compete with Bosnia & Herzegovina, Qatar, and Switzerland for two direct qualification spots to the knockout round. The third-placed team will have to wait for the results of the other groups.

Switzerland (ranked 19th in the FIFA rankings) is considered the strongest team. They are also the only team in the group to have previously advanced beyond the group stage in previous World Cups.

World Cup 2026 Group B Fixtures

June 13th

2am: Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina.

June 14th

2 PM: Qatar vs Switzerland.

June 19th

2 PM: Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina.

9 AM: Canada vs Qatar.

June 25th

2am: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Qatar.

2 PM: Switzerland vs Canada.

Canada

Canada is one of the three co-hosts of the 2026 World Cup, so they don't need to play in the qualifying rounds. This is their third time participating in the biggest football event on the planet, after 1986 and 2022. Canada has never advanced beyond the group stage of a World Cup, nor have they earned any points. Their best performance was scoring 2 goals in the 2022 World Cup.

Canada is ranked 30th in the FIFA rankings.

Canada is hosting the World Cup for the first time. (Photo: Canada Soccer/Facebook).

Bosnia & Herzegovina

This is only the second time the Bosnia & Herzegovina national team has participated in the World Cup (the first time was in the 2014 tournament). The team qualified through the play-offs (Breakthrough Group A), overcoming Wales and Italy. In both play-off matches, Bosnia & Herzegovina won on penalties.

Currently, Bosnia & Herzegovina is ranked 65th in the FIFA rankings. The head coach of Bosnia & Herzegovina is Sergej Barbarez.

Bosnia & Herzegovina's squad for the 2026 World Cup.

Switzerland

Switzerland qualified for the 2026 World Cup by finishing first in Group B of the European qualifying round.

This team is currently ranked 19th in the FIFA rankings. In their history of 13 World Cup appearances, their best performance was reaching the quarter-finals (1934, 1938, and 1954).

Switzerland's squad for the 2026 World Cup.

Qatar

Qatar is once again participating in the 2026 World Cup after their first appearance as host nation in 2022. This time, Qatar topped Group A in the fourth round of the Asian qualifiers (ahead of UAE and Oman).

Qatar is currently ranked 55th in the FIFA rankings. Their most notable achievement is winning the Asian Cup in 2019 and 2023. At the 2022 World Cup, Qatar was eliminated in the group stage without earning any points.