2026 FIFA World Cup Group G

Group G of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place between June 15 and June 26, 2026.[1] The group includes Belgium, Egypt, Iran, and New Zealand. The top two teams, possibly along with the third-placed team, will advance to the round of 32.[2]

All of the matches in Group G will be played at three stadiums on the West Coast of the United States and Canada, being at the SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles area, Lumen Field in Seattle, and BC Place in Vancouver.[3][4]

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings[5][6]
November 2025[nb 1] June 2026
G1 Belgium1UEFAUEFA Group J winnerNovember 18, 202515th2022Third place (2018)89
G2 Egypt3CAFCAF Group A winnerOctober 8, 20254th2018First round (1934), group stage (1990, 2018)3429
G3 Iran2AFCAFC third round Group A winnerMarch 25, 20257th2022Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)2020
G4 New Zealand4OFCOFC third round winnerMarch 24, 20253rd2010Group stage (1982, 2010)8685

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of November 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw.[7]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iran 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3  Belgium 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  New Zealand 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on June 21, 2026. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 32:[2]

Matches

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

Belgium vs Egypt

Belgium 1–1 Egypt
 [Report 1]
  • Ashour Goal 19'
Attendance: 66,775
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
Belgium[8]
Egypt[8]
GK1Thibaut Courtois
RB15Thomas Meunier
CB25Nathan Ngoy
CB4Brandon Mechele
LB21Timothy CastagneYellow card 14'Substituted off 56'
CM24Amadou OnanaSubstituted off 56'
CM8Youri Tielemans (c)
RW10Leandro Trossard
AM7Kevin De BruyneSubstituted off 86'
LW11Jérémy DokuSubstituted off 86'
CF17Charles De KetelaereSubstituted off 66'
Substitutions:
MF23Nicolas RaskinSubstituted in 56'
DF5Maxim De CuyperYellow card 75'Substituted in 56'
FW9Romelu LukakuSubstituted in 66'
MF20Hans VanakenSubstituted in 86'
FW26Matias Fernandez-PardoSubstituted in 86'
Manager:
France Rudi Garcia
GK23Mostafa Shobeir
RB3Mohamed Hany
CB2Yasser Ibrahim
CB14Hamdy FathySubstituted off 88'
LB13Ahmed FatouhYellow card 34'Substituted off 88'
CM19Marwan AttiaYellow card 13'
CM17Mohanad Lasheen
RW11Mostafa ZikoSubstituted off 76'
AM10Mohamed Salah (c)Substituted off 76'
LW8Emam AshourSubstituted off 71'
CF22Omar Marmoush
Substitutions:
DF5Ramy RabiaSubstituted in 71'
FW9Hamza AbdelkarimSubstituted in 76'
FW25ZizoSubstituted in 76'
FW20Ibrahim AdelSubstituted in 88'
DF15Karim HafezSubstituted in 88'
Manager:
Hossam Hassan

Man of the Match:
Emam Ashour (Egypt)[9]

Assistant referees:[8]
Danilo Manis (Brazil)
Rafael Alves (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Michael Orué (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Support video assistant referee:
Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Iran vs New Zealand

Iran 2–2 New Zealand
  • Rezaeian Goal 32'
  • Mohebi Goal 64'
 [Report 2]
  • Just Goal 7', 54'
Attendance: 70,108
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Iran[10]
New Zealand[10]
GK1Alireza Beiranvand
RB23Ramin Rezaeian
CB4Shojae Khalilzadeh
CB19Ali Nemati
LB5Milad Mohammadi
CM14Saman GhoddosSubstituted off 65'
CM6Saeid Ezatolahi
CF9Mehdi Taremi (c)Substituted off 80'
RF8Mohammad Mohebi
CF20Shahriyar MoghanlouSubstituted off 53'
LF17Aria YousefiSubstituted off 45'
Substitutions:
FW10Mehdi GhayediSubstituted in 45'
FW11Ali AlipourSubstituted in 53'
DF3Ehsan HajsafiYellow card 89'Substituted in 65'
FW18Amirhossein HosseinzadehSubstituted in 80'
Manager:
Amir Ghalenoei
GK1Max Crocombe
RB2Tim PayneSubstituted off 78'
CB16Finn Surman
CB5Michael Boxall
LB13Liberato CacaceSubstituted off 68'
RM10Sarpreet SinghSubstituted off 90+2'
CM6Joe Bell
CM8Marko StamenićSubstituted off 90+2'
LM11Elijah Just
CF9Chris Wood (c)
CF20Callum McCowattSubstituted off 68'
Substitutions:
MF19Ben OldSubstituted in 68'
MF23Ryan ThomasSubstituted in 68'
DF24Callan ElliotSubstituted in 78'
FW21Jesse RandallSubstituted in 90+2'
DF4Tyler BindonSubstituted in 90+2'
Manager:
England Darren Bazeley

Man of the Match:
Ramin Rezaeian (Iran)[9]

Assistant referees:[10]
Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Marco Bisguerra (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jun Mihara (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Erick Miranda (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Fedayi San (Switzerland)
Support video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Belgium vs Iran

Belgium 0–0 Iran
[Report 3]
Attendance: 70,317
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
Belgium[11]
Iran[11]
GK1Thibaut Courtois
RB15Thomas MeunierSubstituted off 58'
CB25Nathan NgoyRed card 66'
CB4Brandon Mechele
LB5Maxim De Cuyper
CM23Nicolas RaskinSubstituted off 58'
CM8Youri Tielemans (c)
RW22Alexis SaelemaekersSubstituted off 58'
AM7Kevin De BruyneSubstituted off 87'
LW10Leandro Trossard
CF9Romelu LukakuYellow card 3'Substituted off 73'
Substitutions:
DF21Timothy CastagneSubstituted in 58'
MF20Hans VanakenSubstituted in 58'
FW14Dodi LukébakioSubstituted in 58'
DF3Arthur TheateSubstituted in 73'
FW26Matias Fernandez-PardoSubstituted in 87'
Manager:
France Rudi Garcia
GK1Alireza Beiranvand
CB13Hossein Kanaanizadegan
CB4Shojae Khalilzadeh
CB19Ali Nemati
RWB2Saleh HardaniSubstituted off 46'
LWB3Ehsan Hajsafi (c)Substituted off 66'
CM14Saman GhoddosSubstituted off 79'
CM6Saeid EzatolahiYellow card 33'Substituted off 85'
RF23Ramin Rezaeian
CF9Mehdi Taremi
LF8Mohammad MohebiSubstituted off 66'
Substitutions:
MF7Alireza JahanbakhshSubstituted in 46'
MF16Mahdi TorabiSubstituted in 66'
DF5Milad MohammadiSubstituted in 66'
FW20Shahriyar MoghanlouSubstituted in 79'
FW18Amirhossein HosseinzadehSubstituted in 85'
Manager:
Amir Ghalenoei

Man of the Match:
Alireza Beiranvand (Iran)[9]

Assistant referees:[11]
Cristian Navarro (Argentina)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jun Mihara (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Hernán Mastrángelo (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Support video assistant referee:
Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

New Zealand vs Egypt

New Zealand 1–3 Egypt
  • Surman Goal 15'
 [Report 4]
  • Ziko Goal 58'
  • Salah Goal 67'
  • Trézéguet Goal 82'
Attendance: 52,497
Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
New Zealand[12]
Egypt[12]
GK1Max Crocombe
RB2Tim PayneSubstituted off 85'
CB16Finn Surman
CB5Michael Boxall
LB13Liberato CacaceSubstituted off 76'
RM10Sarpreet SinghYellow card 20'Substituted off 76'
CM6Joe Bell
CM8Marko Stamenić
LM11Elijah JustSubstituted off 85'
CF9Chris Wood (c)
CF20Callum McCowattYellow card 34'Substituted off 66'
Substitutions:
MF19Ben OldSubstituted in 66'
FW21Jesse RandallSubstituted in 76'
MF23Ryan ThomasSubstituted in 76'
DF3Francis de VriesSubstituted in 85'
DF4Tyler BindonSubstituted in 85'
Manager:
Darren Bazeley
GK23Mostafa Shobeir
RB3Mohamed Hany
CB2Yasser Ibrahim
CB14Hamdy FathySubstituted off 41'
LB13Ahmed Fatouh
CM19Marwan Attia
CM17Mohanad LasheenYellow card 17'
RW11Mostafa ZikoSubstituted off 76'
AM10Mohamed Salah (c)Substituted off 84'
LW8Emam AshourSubstituted off 84'
CF22Omar MarmoushSubstituted off 76'
Substitutions:
DF5Ramy RabiaSubstituted in 41'
FW9Hamza AbdelkarimSubstituted in 76'
FW7TrézéguetSubstituted in 76'
DF4Hossam AbdelmaguidSubstituted in 84'Substituted off 90+9'
FW25ZizoSubstituted in 84'
DF6Mohamed AbdelmonemSubstituted in 90+9'
Manager:
Hossam Hassan

Man of the Match:
Mohamed Salah (Egypt)[9]

Assistant referees:[12]
Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Michael Orué (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Mohammed Obaid Khadim (United Arab Emirates)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Shaun Evans (Australia)
Support video assistant referee:
Armando Villarreal (United States)

Egypt vs Iran

Before the group stage draw, a "Pride Match" was planned to take place in Seattle, organized by the local committee as part of the Seattle Pride celebrations. After the draw and release of the schedule, it was decided that the match would be played between Egypt and Iran. In both countries, homosexuality is against the law.[13]

Iranian Football Federation President Mehdi Taj said that both countries had "objections" about the Pride Match, and that the branding of it was an "irrational move that supports a certain group." Iran also planned to appeal the decision.[14] The Egyptian Football Association also sent a formal letter to FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström, where they rejected "in absolute terms" LGBTQ connections to the match.[15]

Egypt Match 63 Iran
[Report 5]
Egypt
Iran

New Zealand vs Belgium

New Zealand Match 64 Belgium
[Report 6]
New Zealand
Belgium

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
 Iran 1 1 –2
 New Zealand 2 –2
 Egypt 2 1 –3
 Belgium 2 11 –7

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. ↑ DeLatte, Tracy (December 5, 2025). "World Cup 2026: What to know about Group G". KDFW. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ Booth, Tim (December 6, 2025). "2026 FIFA World Cup schedule: Seattle matches' times, matchups unveiled". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ "FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking (19 November 2025)". FIFA. November 19, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  6. ↑ "FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking (11 June 2026)". FIFA. June 11, 2026. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Draw Procedures for the FIFA World Cup 2026" (PDF). FIFA. November 25, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Belgium v. Egypt" (PDF). FIFA. June 15, 2026. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Michelob Ultra Superior Player of the Match – every winner". FIFA. June 12, 2026. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – IR Iran v. New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. June 15, 2026. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Belgium v. IR Iran" (PDF). FIFA. June 21, 2026. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  12. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – New Zealand v. Egypt" (PDF). FIFA. June 21, 2026. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  13. ↑ Smith, Emma (December 8, 2025). "2026 World Cup 'Pride Match' to feature Egypt and Iran". BBC Sport. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Iran objects to 'Pride Match' branding of World Cup game against Egypt". The Straits Times. December 9, 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  15. ↑ Smith, Emma (December 9, 2025). "2026 World Cup: Seattle 'Pride Match' set to happen despite Egypt objections". BBC Sport. Retrieved December 10, 2025.

Reports

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "IR Iran vs New Zealand | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Egypt vs IR Iran | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand vs Belgium | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved May 1, 2026.

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