2026 FIFA World Cup Group D

Group D of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place from June 12 to 25, 2026.[1] The group includes the United States (co-host), Paraguay, Australia, and Turkey. The top two teams, possibly along with the third-placed team, will advance to the round of 32.[2]

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings[3][4]
November 2025[nb 1] June 2026
D1 United States1CONCACAFCo-hostFebruary 14, 2023[nb 2]12th2022Third place (1930)1417
D2 Paraguay3CONMEBOLCONMEBOL round robin sixth placeSeptember 4, 20259th2010Quarterfinals (2010)3941
D3 Australia2AFCAFC third round Group C runner-upJune 10, 20257th2022Round of 16 (2006, 2022)2627
D4 Turkey4[nb 3]UEFAUEFA second round Path C winnerMarch 31, 20263rd2002Third place (2002)25[nb 3]22

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of November 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw.[5]
  2. ↑ Although the United bid was selected on June 13, 2018, the automatic spots given to the hosts were not confirmed until a decision by the FIFA Council on February 14, 2023.[6]
  3. 1 2 As the identity of the UEFA second round Path C winner was not known at the time of the final draw, positions in the FIFA Rankings were not taken into account, and the placeholder in the draw was automatically seeded into pot 4.[5]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H, A) 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3  Paraguay 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Turkey (E) 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on June 19, 2026. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (H) Host

In the round of 32:[2]

Matches

All times listed are local, UTC−7 (PDT).[1]

United States vs Paraguay

United States 4–1 Paraguay
 [Report 1]
Attendance: 70,492
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
United States[7]
Paraguay[7]
GK24Matt Freese
RB16Alex Freeman
CB3Chris Richards
CB13Tim Ream (c)
LB5Antonee Robinson
CM4Tyler AdamsYellow card 59'
CM17Malik TillmanSubstituted off 82'
RW2Sergiño DestSubstituted off 72'
AM8Weston McKennie
LW10Christian PulisicSubstituted off 46'
CF20Folarin BalogunSubstituted off 72'
Substitutions:
MF14Sebastian BerhalterSubstituted in 46'
FW21Timothy WeahSubstituted in 72'
FW9 Ricardo PepiSubstituted in 72'
MF7Giovanni ReynaSubstituted in 82'
Manager:
Argentina Mauricio Pochettino
GK12Orlando Gill
RB4Juan José CáceresYellow card 9'Substituted off 79'
CB15Gustavo Gómez (c)
CB3Omar Alderete
LB6Júnior AlonsoYellow card 90+3'
RM8Diego GómezYellow card 79'Substituted off 79'
CM14Andrés Cubas
CM16Damián BobadillaSubstituted off 46'
LM10Miguel AlmirónYellow card 53'Substituted off 79'
CF9Antonio SanabriaSubstituted off 62'
CF19Julio Enciso
Substitutions:
MF11MaurícioSubstituted in 46'
FW18Álex ArceYellow card 88'Substituted in 62'
MF7 Ramón SosaSubstituted in 79'
FW17KakuSubstituted in 79'
DF2Gustavo VelázquezSubstituted in 79'
Manager:
Argentina Gustavo Alfaro

Man of the Match:
Folarin Balogun (United States)[8]

Assistant referees:[7]
Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands)
Jan de Vries (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jun Mihara (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
Support video assistant referee:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Australia vs Turkey

Australia 2–0 Turkey
 [Report 2]
Attendance: 52,497
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Australia[9]
Turkey[9]
GK18Patrick Beach
CB3Alessandro Circati
CB19Harry Souttar (c)
CB21Cameron Burgess
RWB4Jacob ItalianoSubstituted off 74'
LWB5Jordan BosSubstituted off 83'
RM8Connor Metcalfe
CM24Paul Okon-EngstlerSubstituted off 83'
CM13Aiden O'Neill
LM17Nestory IrankundaSubstituted off 61'
CF9Mohamed TouréSubstituted off 74'
Substitutions:
FW23Nishan VelupillaySubstituted in 61'
FW26Tete YengiSubstituted in 74'
DF6Jason GeriaSubstituted in 74'
MF22Jackson IrvineSubstituted in 83'
DF16Aziz BehichSubstituted in 83'
Manager:
Tony Popovic
GK23Uğurcan Çakır
RB2Zeki ÇelikSubstituted off 80'
CB3Merih Demiral
CB14Abdülkerim Bardakcı
LB20Ferdi Kadıoğlu
CM10Hakan Çalhanoğlu (c)
CM16İsmail YüksekSubstituted off 80'
RW8Arda Güler
AM6Orkun KökçüSubstituted off 62'
LW21Barış Alper YılmazSubstituted off 46'
CF7Kerem AktürkoğluSubstituted off 85'
Substitutions:
FW11Kenan YıldızSubstituted in 46'
FW19Yunus AkgünYellow card 86'Substituted in 62'
MF5Salih ÖzcanSubstituted in 80'
DF18Mert MüldürSubstituted in 80'
FW9Deniz GülSubstituted in 85'
Manager:
Italy Vincenzo Montella

Man of the Match:
Nestory Irankunda (Australia)[8]

Assistant referees:[9]
Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)
Tulio Moreno (Venezuela)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Michael Orué (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Support video assistant referee:
Fu Ming (China)

United States vs Australia

United States 2–0 Australia
 [Report 3]
Attendance: 66,925
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
United States[10]
Australia[10]
GK24Matt Freese
CB16Alex Freeman
CB3Chris RichardsYellow card 90+3'
CB13Tim Ream (c)
RM2Sergiño DestSubstituted off 80'
CM8Weston McKennieSubstituted off 90+6'
CM4Tyler Adams
CM17Malik Tillman
LM5Antonee RobinsonYellow card 56'Substituted off 80'
CF20Folarin BalogunYellow card 89'Substituted off 90+6'
CF9Ricardo PepiSubstituted off 74'
Substitutions:
MF14Sebastian BerhalterSubstituted in 74'
DF6Auston TrustySubstituted in 80'
DF23Joe ScallySubstituted in 80'
FW19Haji WrightSubstituted in 90+6'
MF7Giovanni ReynaSubstituted in 90+6'
Manager:
Argentina Mauricio Pochettino
GK18Patrick Beach
CB3Alessandro CircatiYellow card 32'
CB19Harry Souttar (c)Yellow card 89'
CB21Cameron BurgessSubstituted off 46'
RWB4Jacob ItalianoYellow card 89'
LWB5Jordan BosYellow card 16'
RM7Mathew LeckieSubstituted off 61'
CM13Aiden O'Neill
CM24Paul Okon-EngstlerSubstituted off 78'
LM23Nishan VelupillaySubstituted off 46'
CF9Mohamed TouréSubstituted off 46'
Substitutions:
DF6Jason GeriaSubstituted in 46'
FW17Nestory IrankundaSubstituted in 46'
MF8Connor MetcalfeSubstituted in 46'
FW20Cristian VolpatoSubstituted in 61'
MF22Jackson IrvineSubstituted in 78'
Manager:
Tony Popovic

Man of the Match:
Folarin Balogun (United States)[8]

Assistant referees:[10]
Robert Kempter (Germany)
Christian Dietz (Germany)
Fourth official:
Katia Itzel García (Mexico)
Reserve assistant referee:
Sandra Ramírez (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Hamza El Fariq (Morocco)
Support video assistant referee:
Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)

Turkey vs Paraguay

Turkey 0–1 Paraguay
[Report 4]
  • Galarza 2'
Attendance: 68,827
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Turkey[11]
Paraguay[11]
GK23Uğurcan Çakır
RB18Mert Müldür
CB3Merih Demiral
CB14Abdülkerim BardakcıSubstituted off 86'
LB20Ferdi KadıoğluSubstituted off 70'
CM16İsmail YüksekSubstituted off 60'
CM10Hakan Çalhanoğlu (c)
RW19Yunus AkgünSubstituted off 60'
AM8Arda Güler
LW11Kenan Yıldız
CF7Kerem AktürkoğluSubstituted off 46'
Substitutions:
FW21Barış YılmazSubstituted in 46'
FW26Can UzunSubstituted in 60'
FW9Deniz GülSubstituted in 60'
DF13Eren ElmalıYellow card 71'Substituted in 70'
MF6Orkun KökçüSubstituted in 86'
Manager:
Italy Vincenzo MontellaYellow card 63'
GK12Orlando Gill
RB4Juan José CáceresSubstituted off 81'
CB15Gustavo Gómez (c)
CB3Omar Alderete
LB6Júnior Alonso
CM14Andrés Cubas
CM23Matías GalarzaYellow card 4'Substituted off 90+2'
RW8Diego GómezSubstituted off 67'
AM19Julio EncisoSubstituted off 90+2'
LW10Miguel AlmirónRed card 45+3'
CF25Isidro PittaSubstituted off 46'
Substitutions:
MF16Damián BobadillaSubstituted in 46'
DF2Gustavo VelázquezSubstituted in 67'
DF26Alexandro MaidanaSubstituted in 81'
FW21Gabriel ÁvalosSubstituted in 90+2'
DF13José CanaleSubstituted in 90+2'
Manager:
Argentina Gustavo Alfaro

Man of the Match:
Matías Galarza (Paraguay)[8]

Assistant referees:[11]
David Morán (El Salvador)
Henry Pupiro (Nicaragua)
Fourth official:
Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Reserve assistant referee:
Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Video assistant referee:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
Support video assistant referee:
Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)

Turkey vs United States

Turkey Match 59 United States
[Report 5]
Turkey
United States

Paraguay vs Australia

Paraguay Match 60 Australia
[Report 6]
Paraguay
Australia

Discipline

The team conduct ("fair play") score will be used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams are tied. It will also be used as a tiebreaker for the third-place ranking between groups if the overall records of teams are tied. The score will be calculated based on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches as follows:[2]

  • yellow card: −1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
  • direct red card: −4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

Only one of the above deductions can be applied to a player or team official in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Score
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Turkey 1 2 −3
 Australia 4 –4
 United States 1 3 −4
 Paraguay 5 11 −10

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA World Cup 26 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup 2026 Regulations" (PDF). FIFA. May 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 23, 2025. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ "FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking (19 November 2025)". FIFA. November 19, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ "FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking (11 June 2026)". FIFA. June 11, 2026. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Draw Procedures for the FIFA World Cup 2026" (PDF). FIFA. November 25, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  6. ↑ "FIFA Council highlights record breaking revenue in football". FIFA. February 14, 2023. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – USA v. Paraguay" (PDF). FIFA. June 12, 2026. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Michelob Ultra Superior Player of the Match – every winner". FIFA. June 12, 2026. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Australia v. Türkiye" (PDF). FIFA. June 13, 2026. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – USA v. Australia" (PDF). FIFA. June 19, 2026. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Türkiye v. Paraguay" (PDF). FIFA. June 19, 2026. Retrieved June 19, 2026.

Reports

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  2. ↑
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Türkiye vs Paraguay | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Türkiye vs USA | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Paraguay vs Australia | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved May 1, 2026.

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