World Cup 2022 standings: Final table, points for every group in Qatar

Simon Borg

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The 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage has come to a close in Qatar and 16 teams moved on to the knockout stage. 

Only the top two teams in each group earned a ticket to the knockout rounds, while the bottom two headed back home eliminated. And it was important to win the group: First place ensures a Round of 16 match against another group's runner-up, while finishing in second place results in a theoretically tougher assignment of facing a group winner in the knockouts.

If teams were tied on points in their group — three for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss — then the following tiebreakers were used, as outlined in the official tournament rules (page 21):

  1. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  2. Most goals scored in all group matches;
  3. Most points in group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. Superior goal difference in group matches between the teams concerned;
  5. Most goals scored in group matches between the teams concerned;
  6. Disciplinary points as per a FIFA formula based on yellow and red cards;
  7. Drawing of lots.

The following were the final standings and results below for the group stage. The Round of 16 kicked off on Saturday, December 3, and that was followed by the quarterfinals (Dec. 9-10), the semifinals (Dec. 13-14), and the final (Dec. 18), which was preceded the day before by the third-place match. 

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World Cup 2022 standings

World Cup Group A table

Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
1. Netherlands-Q 7 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4
2. Senegal-Q 6 3 2 1 0 5 4 +1
3. Ecuador-E 4 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1
4. Qatar-E 0 3 0 3 0 1 7 -6
  • Q = Qualified to Round of 16
  • E = Eliminated

Group A schedule, results

Date Match  
Sun, Nov. 20 Qatar 0, Ecuador 2 Highlights
Mon, Nov. 21 Senegal 0, Netherlands 2 Highlights
Fri, Nov. 25 Qatar 1, Senegal 3 Highlights
Fri, Nov. 25 Netherlands 1, Ecuador 1 Highlights
Tue, Nov. 29 Netherlands 2, Qatar 0 Highlights
Tue, Nov. 29 Ecuador 1, Senegal 2 Highlights

World Cup Group B table

Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
1. England-Q 7 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7
2. USA-Q 5 3 1 0 2 2 1 +1
3. Iran-E 3 3 1 2 0 4 7 -3
4. Wales-E 1 3 0 2 1 1 6 -5
  • Q = Qualified to Round of 16
  • E = Eliminated

Group B schedule, results

Date Match  
Mon, Nov. 21 England 6, Iran 2 Highlights
Mon, Nov. 21 USA 1, Wales 1 Highlights
Fri, Nov. 25 Wales 0, Iran 2 Highlights
Fri, Nov. 25 England 0, USA 0 Highlights
Tue, Nov. 29 Wales 0, England 3 Highlights
Tue, Nov. 29 Iran 0, USA 1 Highlights

World Cup Group C table

Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
1. Argentina-Q 6 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3
2. Poland-Q 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
3. Mexico-E 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1
4. Saudi Arabia-E 3 3 1 2 0 3 5 -2
  • Q = Qualified to Round of 16
  • E = Eliminated

NOTE: Poland advanced over Mexico based on goal difference (first tiebreaker) with a 0 differential compared to Mexico's -1.

Group C schedule, results

Date Match  
Tue, Nov. 22 Argentina 1, S. Arabia 2 Highlights
Tue, Nov. 22 Mexico 0, Poland 0 Highlights
Sat, Nov. 26 Poland 2, S. Arabia 0 Highlights
Sat, Nov. 26 Argentina 2, Mexico 0 Highlights
Wed, Nov. 30 Poland 0, Argentina 2 Highlights
Wed, Nov. 30 S. Arabia 1, Mexico 2 Highlights

World Cup Group D table

Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
1. France-Q 6 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3
2. Australia-Q 6 3 2 1 0 3 4 -1
3. Tunisia-E 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 0
4. Denmark-E 1 3 0 2 1 1 3 -2
  • Q = Qualified to Round of 16
  • E = Eliminated

NOTE: France claimed first place ahead of Australia on goal difference (first tiebreaker) with a +3 compared to Australia's -1.

Group D schedule, results

Date Match  
Tue, Nov. 22 Denmark 0, Tunisia 0 Highlights
Tue, Nov. 22 France 4, Australia 1 Highlights
Sat, Nov. 26 Tunisia 0, Australia 1 Highlights
Sat, Nov. 26 France 2, Denmark 1 Highlights
Wed, Nov. 30 Tunisia 1, France 0 Highlights
Wed, Nov. 30 Australia 1, Denmark 0 Highlights

World Cup Group E table

Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
1. Japan-Q 6 3 2 1 0 4 3 +1
2. Spain-Q 4 3 1 1 1 9 3 +6
3. Germany-E 4 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1
4. Costa Rica-E 3 3 1 2 0 3 11 -8
  • Q = Qualified to Round of 16
  • E = Eliminated

NOTE: Spain advanced over Germany based on goal difference (first tiebreaker) with a +6 over Germany's +1.

Group E schedule, results

Date Match  
Wed, Nov. 23 Germany 1, Japan 2 Highlights
Wed, Nov. 23 Spain 7, Costa Rica 0  Highlights
Sun, Nov. 27 Japan 0, Costa Rica 1 Highlights
Sun, Nov. 27 Spain 1, Germany 1 Highlights
Thu, Dec. 1 Japan 2, Spain 1 Highlights
Thu, Dec. 1 Costa Rica 2, Germany 4 Highlights

World Cup Group F table 

Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
1. Morocco-Q 7 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3
2. Croatia-Q 5 3 1 0 2 4 1 +3
3. Belgium-E 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 -1
4. Canada-E 0 3 0 3 0 2 7 -5
  • Q = Qualified to Round of 16
  • E = Eliminated

Group F schedule, results

Date Match  
Wed, Nov. 23 Morocco 0, Croatia 0 Highlights
Wed, Nov. 23 Belgium 1, Canada 0 Highlights
Sun, Nov. 27 Belgium 0, Morocco 2 Highlights
Sun, Nov. 27 Croatia 4, Canada 1 Highlights
Thu, Dec. 1 Croatia 0, Belgium 0 Highlights
Thu, Dec. 1 Canada 1, Morocco 2 Highlights

World Cup Group G table

Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
1. Brazil-Q 6 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2
2. Switzerland-Q 6 3 2 1 0 4 3 +1
3. Cameroon-E 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
4. Serbia-E 1 3 0 2 1 5 8 -3
  • Q = Qualified to Round of 16
  • E = Eliminated

NOTE: Brazil edged out Switzerland for first place based on the first tiebreaker (goal difference) with +2 for Brazil vs. +1 for Switzerland.

Group G schedule, results

Date Match  
Thu, Nov. 24 Switzerland 1, Cameroon 0 Highlights
Thu, Nov. 24 Brazil 2, Serbia 0 Highlights
Mon, Nov. 28 Cameroon 3, Serbia 3 Highlights
Mon, Nov. 28 Brazil 1, Switzerland 0 Highlights
Fri, Dec. 2 Cameroon 1, Brazil 0 Highlights
Fri, Dec. 2 Serbia 2, Switzerland 3 Highlights

World Cup Group H table

Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
1. Portugal-Q 6 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2
2. S. Korea-Q 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
3. Uruguay-E 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
4. Ghana-E 3 3 1 2 0 5 7 -2
  • Q = Qualified to Round of 16
  • E = Eliminated

NOTE: South Korea claim goals scored tiebreaker (second tiebreaker) over Uruguay (4 goals to 2).

Group H schedule, results

Date Match  
Thu, Nov. 24 Uruguay 0, S. Korea 0 Highlights
Thu, Nov. 24 Portugal 3, Ghana 2 Highlights
Mon, Nov. 28 S. Korea 2, Ghana 3 Highlights
Mon, Nov. 28 Portugal 2, Uruguay 0 Highlights
Fri, Dec. 2 S. Korea 2, Portugal 1 Highlights
Fri, Dec. 2 Ghana 0, Uruguay 2 Highlights

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Simon Borg is a senior editor at The Sporting News who has covered football/soccer for over a decade. A supporter of Italian club Parma Calcio from his years growing up in Europe, he was previously a long-time member of Major League Soccer's digital media team, as a multimedia content producer, on-air personality, and Editor-in-Chief. Based in New York City, Borg is multilingual and has covered the domestic and global scene for TSN since 2021.