Group G of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is taking place from June 15 to 26, 2026.[1] The group consists of Belgium, Egypt, Iran, and New Zealand. The top two teams, possibly along with the third-placed team, will advance to the round of 32.[2] All of the matches in Group G will be played at three venues on the West Coast of the United States and Canada: SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles area; Lumen Field in Seattle; and BC Place in Vancouver.[3][4]

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings[5][6]
November 2025[nb 1] June 2026
G1  Belgium 1 UEFA UEFA Group J winner November 18, 2025 15th 2022 Third place (2018) 8 9
G2  Egypt 3 CAF CAF Group A winner October 8, 2025 4th 2018 First round (1934), group stage (1990, 2018) 34 29
G3  Iran 2 AFC AFC third round Group A winner March 25, 2025 7th 2022 Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022) 20 20
G4  New Zealand 4 OFC OFC third round winner March 24, 2025 3rd 2010 Group stage (1982, 2010) 86 85

Notes

  1. ^ The rankings of November 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw.[7]

Standings

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position will qualify for:
1  Egypt 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Knockout stage
2  Iran 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3  Belgium 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  New Zealand 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on June 21, 2026. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 32:[2]

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

Matches

All times listed are local, UTC−7 (PDT).[1]

Belgium vs Egypt

Lumen Field in Seattle during a Group G match between Belgium and Egypt

The teams had previously faced each other four times, most recently in 2022, a 2–1 win for Egypt in a friendly.[8]

Belgium  1–1  Egypt
  • Hany red-colored football 66' (o.g.)
 [Report 1]
  • Ashour 19'
Lumen Field, Seattle
Attendance: 66,775
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
Belgium[9]
Egypt[9]
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
RB 15 Thomas Meunier
CB 25 Nathan Ngoy
CB 4 Brandon Mechele
LB 21 Timothy Castagne Yellow card 14' downward-facing red arrow 56'
CM 24 Amadou Onana downward-facing red arrow 56'
CM 8 Youri Tielemans (c)
RW 10 Leandro Trossard
AM 7 Kevin De Bruyne downward-facing red arrow 86'
LW 11 Jérémy Doku downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF 17 Charles De Ketelaere downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
MF 23 Nicolas Raskin upward-facing green arrow 56'
DF 5 Maxim De Cuyper Yellow card 75' upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 9 Romelu Lukaku upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 20 Hans Vanaken upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 26 Matias Fernandez-Pardo upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
France Rudi Garcia
GK 23 Mostafa Shobeir
RB 3 Mohamed Hany
CB 2 Yasser Ibrahim
CB 14 Hamdy Fathy downward-facing red arrow 88'
LB 13 Ahmed Fatouh Yellow card 34' downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM 19 Marwan Attia Yellow card 13'
CM 17 Mohanad Lasheen
RW 11 Mostafa Ziko downward-facing red arrow 76'
AM 10 Mohamed Salah (c) downward-facing red arrow 76'
LW 8 Emam Ashour downward-facing red arrow 71'
CF 22 Omar Marmoush
Substitutions:
DF 5 Ramy Rabia upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 9 Hamza Abdelkarim upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 25 Zizo upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 20 Ibrahim Adel upward-facing green arrow 88'
DF 15 Karim Hafez upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Hossam Hassan

Man of the Match:
Emam Ashour (Egypt)[10]

Assistant referees:[9]
Danilo Manis (Brazil)
Rafael Alves (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Michael Orué (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Support video assistant referee:
Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Iran vs New Zealand

The two teams have faced each other twice, most recently in the 2003 AFC–OFC Challenge Cup, which Iran won by 3–0.[11]

Iran  2–2  New Zealand
  • Rezaeian 32'
  • Mohebi 64'
 [Report 2]
  • Just 7', 54'
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
Attendance: 70,108
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Iran[12]
New Zealand[12]
GK 1 Alireza Beiranvand
RB 23 Ramin Rezaeian
CB 4 Shojae Khalilzadeh
CB 19 Ali Nemati
LB 5 Milad Mohammadi
CM 14 Saman Ghoddos downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 6 Saeid Ezatolahi
CM 9 Mehdi Taremi (c) downward-facing red arrow 80'
RF 8 Mohammad Mohebi
CF 20 Shahriyar Moghanlou downward-facing red arrow 53'
LF 17 Arya Yousefi downward-facing red arrow 45'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Mehdi Ghayedi upward-facing green arrow 45'
FW 11 Ali Alipour upward-facing green arrow 53'
DF 3 Ehsan Hajsafi Yellow card 89' upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 18 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Amir Ghalenoei
GK 1 Max Crocombe
RB 2 Tim Payne downward-facing red arrow 78'
CB 16 Finn Surman
CB 5 Michael Boxall
LB 13 Liberato Cacace downward-facing red arrow 68'
RM 10 Sarpreet Singh downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CM 6 Joe Bell
CM 8 Marko Stamenić downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
LM 11 Elijah Just
CF 9 Chris Wood (c)
CF 20 Callum McCowatt downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Ben Old upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 23 Ryan Thomas upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF 24 Callan Elliot upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 21 Jesse Randall upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
DF 4 Tyler Bindon upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
England Darren Bazeley

Man of the Match:
Ramin Rezaeian (Iran)[10]

Assistant referees:[12]
Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Marco Bisguerra (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jun Mihara (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Erick Miranda (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Fedayi San (Switzerland)
Support video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Belgium vs Iran

SoFi Stadium during the pre-match ceremony

The two teams had never met before.

Belgium  0–0  Iran
[Report 3]
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
Attendance: 70,317
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
Belgium[13]
Iran[13]
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
RB 15 Thomas Meunier downward-facing red arrow 58'
CB 25 Nathan Ngoy Red card 66'
CB 4 Brandon Mechele
LB 5 Maxim De Cuyper
CM 23 Nicolas Raskin downward-facing red arrow 58'
CM 8 Youri Tielemans (c)
RW 22 Alexis Saelemaekers downward-facing red arrow 58'
AM 7 Kevin De Bruyne downward-facing red arrow 87'
LW 10 Leandro Trossard
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku Yellow card 3' downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutions:
DF 21 Timothy Castagne upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 20 Hans Vanaken upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 14 Dodi Lukébakio upward-facing green arrow 58'
DF 3 Arthur Theate upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 26 Matias Fernandez-Pardo upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
France Rudi Garcia
GK 1 Alireza Beiranvand
CB 13 Hossein Kanaanizadegan
CB 4 Shojae Khalilzadeh
CB 19 Ali Nemati
RWB 2 Saleh Hardani downward-facing red arrow 46'
LWB 3 Ehsan Hajsafi (c) downward-facing red arrow 66'
CM 14 Saman Ghoddos downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 6 Saeid Ezatolahi Yellow card 33' downward-facing red arrow 85'
RF 23 Ramin Rezaeian
CF 9 Mehdi Taremi
LF 8 Mohammad Mohebi downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 16 Mahdi Torabi upward-facing green arrow 66'
DF 5 Milad Mohammadi upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 20 Shahriyar Moghanlou upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 18 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Amir Ghalenoei

Man of the Match:
Alireza Beiranvand (Iran)[10]

Assistant referees:[13]
Cristian Navarro (Argentina)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jun Mihara [ja] (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Hernán Mastrángelo (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Support video assistant referee:
Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

New Zealand vs Egypt

The two teams had faced each other three times, most recently in the 2024 FIFA Series, which Egypt won by 1–0.[14]

This was the first World Cup match won by Egypt in its history since their debut in 1934.[15]

As for New Zealand, this was their first World Cup defeat in 44 years. During their last participation in 2010, they exited the competition after the first round despite being the only team not to lose a game during the tournament.

New Zealand  1–3  Egypt
  • Surman 15'
 [Report 4]
  • Ziko 58'
  • Salah 67'
  • Trézéguet 82'
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 52,497
Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
New Zealand[16]
Egypt[16]
GK 1 Max Crocombe
RB 2 Tim Payne downward-facing red arrow 85'
CB 16 Finn Surman
CB 5 Michael Boxall
LB 13 Liberato Cacace downward-facing red arrow 76'
RM 10 Sarpreet Singh Yellow card 20' downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 6 Joe Bell
CM 8 Marko Stamenić
LM 11 Elijah Just downward-facing red arrow 85'
CF 9 Chris Wood (c)
CF 20 Callum McCowatt Yellow card 34' downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Ben Old upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 23 Ryan Thomas upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 21 Jesse Randall upward-facing green arrow 76'
DF 4 Tyler Bindon upward-facing green arrow 85'
DF 3 Francis de Vries upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
England Darren Bazeley
GK 23 Mostafa Shobeir
RB 3 Mohamed Hany
CB 2 Yasser Ibrahim
CB 14 Hamdy Fathy downward-facing red arrow 41'
LB 13 Ahmed Fatouh
CM 19 Marwan Attia
CM 17 Mohanad Lasheen Yellow card 17'
RW 11 Mostafa Ziko downward-facing red arrow 76'
AM 10 Mohamed Salah (c) downward-facing red arrow 84'
LW 8 Emam Ashour downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 22 Omar Marmoush downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Ramy Rabia upward-facing green arrow 41'
FW 9 Hamza Abdelkarim upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 7 Trézéguet upward-facing green arrow 76'
DF 4 Hossam Abdelmaguid upward-facing green arrow 84' downward-facing red arrow 90+9' (con.)
FW 25 Zizo upward-facing green arrow 84'
DF 6 Mohamed Abdelmonem upward-facing green arrow 90+9'
Manager:
Hossam Hassan

Man of the Match:
Mohamed Salah (Egypt)[10]

Assistant referees:[16]
Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Michael Orué (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Mohammed Obaid Khadim (United Arab Emirates)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Shaun Evans (Australia)
Support video assistant referee:
Armando Villarreal (United States)

Egypt vs Iran

The two teams have faced each other twice, most recently in the 2000 LG Cup; Egypt won 8–7 on penalties following a 1–1 draw.[17]

A "Pride Match" was planned in advance to take place in Seattle, organized by the local committee to tie into the local celebration and without endorsement by FIFA. After the draw and release of the schedule, it was determined that this match would feature Egypt and Iran, two countries where homosexuality is punishable by law.[18] Seattle's Pride Match Advisory Committee spokesperson said "The Pride Match has been scheduled to celebrate and elevate Pride events in Seattle and across the country and it was planned well in advance."[19] Iranian Football Federation President Mehdi Taj said both countries had "objections" and that the branding was an "irrational move that supports a certain group." Iran was planning to appeal the decision.[20] The Egyptian Football Association also sent a formal letter to FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström rejecting "in absolute terms" LGBTQ connections to the game.[21]

Egypt  Match 63  Iran
[Report 5]
Lumen Field, Seattle
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Egypt
Iran

Assistant referees:
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Adam Kupsik (Poland)
Fourth official:
Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jun Mihara [ja] (Japan)
Video assistant referee:

Assistant video assistant referee:

Support video assistant referee:

New Zealand vs Belgium

The two teams have never met before.

New Zealand  Match 64  Belgium
[Report 6]
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
New Zealand
Belgium

Assistant referees:
Mohammad Al-Kalaf (Jordan)
Ahmad Al-Roalle (Jordan)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Michael Orué (Peru)
Video assistant referee:

Assistant video assistant referee:

Support video assistant referee:

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:[2]

  • 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.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Score
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Iran 1 1 –2
 New Zealand 2 –2
 Egypt 2 1 –3
 Belgium 2 1 1 –7

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