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Seven Nations Secure Round-of-32; Final Spots Hang on Tiebreakers

6/25/2026

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Teams are ranked by a multi-step tiebreaker—head-to-head points, goal difference, goals scored, disciplinary points, then FIFA ranking—to decide advancement.
As of 5 p.m. ET on 24 June, Argentina, France, Germany, Mexico, Norway, the United States and Colombia have secured round-of-32 spots.
Haiti, Jordan, Tunisia, Turkey and Panama have been eliminated from the last-32 race.
Upcoming fixtures—Norway vs France, Senegal vs Iraq, England vs Panama—will decide the remaining third-place qualifiers, with five points enough to clinch a berth.

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Teams are ranked by a multi-step tiebreaker—head-to-head points, goal difference, goals scored, disciplinary points, then FIFA ranking—to decide advancement.
As of 5 p.m. ET on 24 June, Argentina, France, Germany, Mexico, Norway, the United States and Colombia have secured round-of-32 spots.
Haiti, Jordan, Tunisia, Turkey and Panama have been eliminated from the last-32 race.
Upcoming fixtures—Norway vs France, Senegal vs Iraq, England vs Panama—will decide the remaining third-place qualifiers, with five points enough to clinch a berth.