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Wednesday, 1st July 2026 · World Cup Desk

Who qualifies from Group D at the 2026 World Cup?

United States and Australia currently lead Group D and are on course to qualify. Third place can still progress among the best eight.

Verified · 2 sources · MercatoWire Data Desk · 2026-07-01 18:20 UTC

GROUP D PROGRESS
6/6 group-stage matches played. Standings update automatically after each full-time whistle.

Group D standings

Group D, World Cup 2026
# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts FIFA Last / Next
1 United States flag United States 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6 16 L 2-3 v Türkiye
2 Australia flag Australia 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 27 D 0-0 v Paraguay
3 Paraguay flag Paraguay 3 1 1 1 2 4 -2 4 40 D 0-0 v Australia
4 Türkiye flag Türkiye 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3 22 W 3-2 v United States

Position 2 and 3 separated by overall goal difference (Australia / Paraguay)

Qualify top two Third place

Qualification path, team by team

The Qualification Path

One read per team: current points, goal difference, remaining fixtures, and the live route to the round of 32. The top two go through automatically; the eight best third-placed teams (one per group) also advance.

Paraguay flag Can Paraguay qualify from Group D? FIFA 40currently 3rd

Paraguay can no longer finish in the top two but can still advance among the best third-placed teams.

4 pts GD -2 1-1-1 W-D-L 0 remaining

Route: Current route: best-third-place comparison only. Top two is no longer available.

Remaining: none in the group stage.

Path: L 1-4 v United States W 1-0 v Türkiye D 0-0 v Australia

Paraguay squad →

Group D scenario summary

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