2026 FIFA World Cup Group F

Group F of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place from June 14 to 25, 2026. The group consists of the Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, and Tunisia. The top two teams, possibly along with the third-placed team, will advance to the round of 32.

Teams

Notes

Standings

In the round of 32:

• The winner of Group F will advance to play the runner-up of Group C.
• The runner-up of Group F will advance to play the winner of Group C.
• The third-placed team of Group F might advance to play the winner of Group A, Group B, Group D, Group E, or Group I (if one of the eight best third-placed teams from the group stage).

Matches

All times listed are local.

Netherlands vs Japan

The teams have met three times prior, including Netherlands' 1–0 group stage victory at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Their most recent meeting took place in 2013, a 2–2 friendly draw.

<section begin=F1 /><section end=F1 />

Sweden vs Tunisia

The teams have met on four previous occasions, always in friendlies. Tunisia won the most recent meeting in 2003, by 1–0.

<section begin=F2 /><section end=F2 />

Netherlands vs Sweden

The teams have met on twenty previous occasions, including a scoreless draw during the group stage at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

<section begin=F3 /><section end=F3 />

Tunisia vs Japan

The teams have previously met six times, including Japan's 2–0 group stage victory at the 2002 FIFA World Cup (which they co-hosted with South Korea). Their latest meeting took place in the 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup, which Japan also won by 2–0. This will be the 1000th World Cup match.

<section begin=F4 /><section end=F4 />

Japan vs Sweden

The teams have met seven times, with Japan’s only win from the notorious match in the 1936 Olympics in the first round. Their most recent meeting, a friendly in 2002, ended in a 1–1 draw.

<section begin=F5 /><section end=F5 />

Tunisia vs Netherlands

The teams have previously faced each other thrice, most recently in a 2009 friendly match that ended in a 1–1 draw.

<section begin=F6 /><section end=F6 />

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:

• 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.

References

External links