Latest World Cup 2026 Group A standings: Mexico advances.

Latest World Cup 2026 Group A Standings

VTC News online newspaper provides continuous updates. Latest World Cup 2026 standings According to the FIFA website, the current rankings of the teams in Group A are as follows.

Mexico 1-0 South Korea

In their second match of Group A at the 2026 World Cup, Mexico defeated South Korea 1-0. This result officially secured their place in the Round of 16, making them the first team to advance beyond the group stage under the new format.

The Asian representatives lost due to a moment of carelessness from goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu, who had performed excellently in other situations during the match. Luis Romo capitalized on the opponent's mistake to score the only goal.

Czech Republic 1-1 South Africa

The Czech Republic drew 1-1 with South Africa in their second match of Group A at the 2026 World Cup. Michal Sadilek scored early, but the European team couldn't hold on as Teboho Mokoena equalized for South Africa from the penalty spot late in the second half.

Czech Republic 1-1 South Africa

Czech Republic drew 1-1 with South Africa. In the second match of Group A at the 2026 World Cup, Michal Sadilek scored very early, but the European team could not maintain their advantage as Teboho Mokoena equalized for South Africa from the penalty spot at the end of the second half.

South Korea 2-1 Czech Republic

Son Heung-min squandered opportunities, but his teammates shone at the right moment to help South Korea win. The Asian side played better, but it was the Czech Republic who scored first with a header from Krejci.

Hwang In-beom became the hero for the South Korean team in this match. He calmly and skillfully scored the equalizer, then assisted Oh Hyuneon-gyu to score the goal that put South Korea ahead.

Mexico 2-0 South Africa

Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez scored to help Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in the opening match of the 2026 World Cup at the Azteca Stadium (Mexico City, Mexico) on the morning of June 12th. The home team controlled the game with superior statistics in terms of ball possession and attacking ability.

This was also the first time the opening match of the World Cup featured three red cards. Twenty years after the match between Portugal and the Netherlands in the 2006 World Cup, fans witnessed a team receiving two red cards in a single match at this tournament. That team was South Africa.

Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Czech Republic

Group A of the 2026 World Cup will take place in 4 stadiums in 4 cities: Mexico City, Zapopan, Guadalupe (Mexico) and Atlanta (USA). Host Mexico, South Africa, South Korea and the Czech Republic will compete for 2 guaranteed spots in the next round and 1 waiting spot (for the 3rd placed team). Mexico (15) is the team with the highest FIFA ranking, and also the team with the most times having advanced beyond the group stage.

World Cup 2026 Group A Fixtures

April 12th

2 PM: Mexico vs South Africa.

9 AM: South Korea vs Czech Republic.

April 18th

23 PM: Czech Republic vs South Africa.

April 19th

8 AM: Mexico vs South Korea.

April 25th

8:00 AM: Czech Republic vs Mexico.

8:00 AM: South Africa vs South Korea.

Korean

South Korea participated in the World Cup. This is their 12th time in history. After their fourth-place finish at home in 2002, the South Korean team's furthest progress has been to the Round of 16 (in 2010 and 2022).

South Korea is currently ranked 25th in the FIFA rankings. In the qualifiers, they were one of the first three Asian teams to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. South Korea topped the third round of the Asian qualifiers with 22 points (6 wins, 4 draws, 0 losses).

South Korea's chances of advancing from the group stage are 70,3%, according to Opta's 2026 World Cup prediction data. Their probability of finishing top of Group A is 22,76%.

Son Heung-min is the most talked-about name in the South Korean squad for the 2026 World Cup. However, the Los Angeles FC striker is 33 years old this year and no longer maintains his peak performance.

Mexico

Mexico is one of the three host nations for the 2026 World Cup, and therefore does not have to play in the qualifying rounds. Mexico's current FIFA ranking is 15th.

In their 17 World Cup appearances, Mexico have advanced beyond the group stage 9 times (including 7 consecutive times from 1994 to 2018). Mexico's best World Cup performance was reaching the quarter-finals (1970, 1986).

Mexico will participate in the 2026 World Cup with a squad lacking many stars. The two most famous players of the host team are Raul Jimenez (35 years old) and Guillermo Ochoa (40 years old).

According to Opta's simulation data, the probability of Mexico finishing top of Group A is 48.51%. The likelihood of them advancing to the next round is as high as 87,93%.

South Africa

The 2026 World Cup will be South Africa's fourth appearance in the tournament (their last appearance was in 2010 as hosts). The team qualified in October 2025. They topped Group C of the African qualifiers with 18 points (5 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses), ahead of Nigeria.

In the latest FIFA rankings, South Africa is ranked 60th. The team has never advanced beyond the group stage of the World Cup in its previous appearances.

Most South African players play domestically. A prominent name in the South African squad for the 2026 World Cup is striker Lyle Foster, who plays for Burnley (England).

According to Opta's supercomputer simulation system, South Africa's chances of advancing are 48.56% - the lowest among the four teams in Group A.

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is one of the teams that qualified. World Cup 2026 Last. This team advanced through the European play-off round after a 2-2 draw with Denmark and a victory in the penalty shootout.

The Czech Republic is ranked 41st in the FIFA rankings. This is the second time the Czech Republic has participated in the World Cup (the first time was in 2006). However, FIFA recognizes the Czech Republic as the successor to the achievements of former Czechoslovakia (8 appearances, 2 runner-up finishes in 1934 and 1962).

Opta's supercomputer predicts the Czech Republic has a 63.98% chance of advancing beyond the group stage.

World Cup 2026 Ranking Format

According to the World Cup 2026 formatIn the group stage, teams compete in a round-robin format, with points awarded for ranking. The top two teams from each group, along with the eight best third-placed teams, advance to the round of 16.

In the event of a tie in points among multiple teams in the group stage, the tie-breaking criteria used for ranking are head-to-head performance (calculated separately for points, goal difference, and number of goals scored in direct matches between the tied teams). If two teams are tied in all of the above criteria, the organizers will consider goal difference and the total number of goals scored in all three matches.

When all other tie-breaking criteria are irrelevant, the teams are ranked according to their position on the latest FIFA World Rankings.