FOX Sports Maps 48-Team World Cup Paths to 32-Team Knockout Round

1 articles · Updated · FOX Sports · Jun 19

FOX Sports Research laid out advancement scenarios for all 48 teams, reflecting the expanded format in which the top two in each group and the eight best third-place finishers reach the Round of 32.
New FIFA tiebreaker rules make several groups hinge on goal difference and third-place comparisons, with some teams able to advance on draws while others need wins plus help elsewhere.
Mexico and the United States have already clinched their groups, while Canada and Switzerland can secure Group B with draws and Germany, Norway, France, Argentina, England and others advance with wins.
Several groups remain unresolved: Group G and Group H cannot produce any qualifiers or eliminations yet, while teams such as Haiti and Türkiye are already out.