Which teams are in Group B at the World Cup 2026?

Group B contains Canada, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland. Each team plays the other three once during the group stage.

How does Group B qualification work?

The top two finishers in Group B qualify automatically for the round of 32. The eight best third-placed teams across all 12 groups also advance.

When are the Group B matches played?

All 6 Group B fixtures are listed below with date, kickoff time and host stadium across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

What are the points rules for Group B?

Standard FIFA scoring applies: 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss. Tiebreakers: points, goal difference, goals scored, then head-to-head.

All teams & groups

FIFA World Cup 2026

Group B

Canada's home stage with a Swiss tactical puzzle

Group B is co-host Canada's group, with all three of their fixtures split between Toronto and Vancouver. Switzerland are the European banker, Bosnia-Herzegovina return after a decade-long absence with a generation of in-form attackers, and Qatar reach the tournament for the first time via the Asian route after the automatic 2022 host slot.

Who advances

Switzerland and Canada are the consensus picks to advance. Bosnia have the firepower to gate-crash second place; Qatar are the outsiders.

Tactical clash

Switzerland's compact 3-4-2-1 against Canada's wing-back-led 3-4-3 is the most interesting tactical duel of the group. Bosnia bring direct, vertical football; Qatar play a heavy possession game built around their domestic spine.

Market view

Switzerland top-the-group prices sit around 1.85, with Canada around 2.40. Qatar are 7.00+ to advance.

Team-by-team Group B breakdown

Canada

Storyline. Co-hosts on the back of a quarter-final run at Copa América 2024. Coach Jesse Marsch has installed a high-pressing identity that suits the squad's athletic profile.

Key player. Alphonso Davies remains the most explosive player in the squad — when fit, his overlapping runs are the platform for everything Canada do.

Prediction. Round of 16 is the realistic floor; a quarter-final run would be the deepest in CONCACAF non-host history.

Switzerland

Storyline. Quietly excellent at every recent major tournament — quarter-finalists at Euro 2020 (Round of 16), 2022 (Round of 16), and 2024 (Round of 16). The most consistent European mid-tier team of the cycle.

Key player. Granit Xhaka has matured into the tactical conductor at Bayer Leverkusen and now plays the same role for the national team.

Prediction. Group winner is the median pick; quarter-final is the ceiling without a kind draw.

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Storyline. First World Cup since 2014, with a forward line of Edin Džeko (still scoring at 39), Sead Kolašinac and Saudi-league talisman Ermedin Demirović.

Key player. Edin Džeko — fitness-permitting, the all-time leading scorer for Bosnia and the senior voice in the dressing room.

Prediction. Realistic ceiling is third place via a best-third route — second is in play only if Switzerland slip on matchday one.

Qatar

Storyline. The 2019 and 2023 Asian Cup champions return to the World Cup via the qualification route this time. A talented domestic spine led by Akram Afif looks to bank a first-ever World Cup win.

Key player. Akram Afif — Asian Footballer of the Year and the creative engine in everything Qatar produce on the front foot.

Prediction. Bottom of the group is the most likely outcome — a draw against Bosnia would be a moral victory.

Group B standings & points table

Live World Cup 2026 Group B table — wins, draws, losses, goals for and against, goal difference and points. Updated by the Cup26 editorial team after every match. FIFA scoring: 3 pts for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss.