How the situation looks as teams in third place in their groups aim to progress to the knockouts.

How were the eight best third-place teams decided? The eight best third-place teams were ranked based on several criteria.

Eight third-place teams will advance to the 2026 World Cup Round of 32. Here's where the standings sit as the group stage ...

As teams wrap up their group-stage games at the World Cup, a handful of countries — those that finish third in their group — will wait in limbo, unsure whether they have done enough to advance to the ...

After much fretting and hand-wringing, including from within the lofty powers of soccer administration, the expansion of the 2026 World Cup to 48 teams has proven to be well received. Several minnows ...

Teams finishing in third place in the World Cup group stage can still advance in the knockout round, but it's a fight to make ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is entering its decisive moments of the group stage with teams battling for a place in the knockout rounds. Under the tournament's expanded 48-team format, qualification for ...

Portugal and Colombia head into the final round of the World Cup group stage with their places in the round of 32 already ...

Adil Boulbina celebrates after the match as Algeria qualify for the knockout stages of the World Cup Reuters/Annegret Hilse If you’re a fan of a team that finished in third place in a World Cup group, ...

Here's how tiebreakers and third-place tiebreakers will work at the FIFA World Cup.