12 groups of four. Top two in each group advance automatically to the Round of 32, joined by the eight best third-placed teams.
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico Q | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| South Africa Q | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland Q | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| Canada Q | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina Q (3rd) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| Qatar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 1 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil Q | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
| Morocco Q | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Q | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| Australia Q | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 4 |
| Paraguay Q (3rd) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany Q | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 |
| Ivory Coast Q | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Ecuador Q (3rd) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 4 |
| Curaçao | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 1 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Q | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 |
| Japan Q | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| Sweden Q (3rd) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 4 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium Q | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| Egypt Q | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain Q | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Cape Verde Q | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 3 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France Q | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 |
| Norway Q | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
| Senegal Q (3rd) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
| Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 0 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina Q | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 |
| Austria Q | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 4 |
| Algeria Q (3rd) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia Q | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| Portugal Q | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
| DR Congo Q (3rd) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England Q | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| Croatia Q | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 6 |
| Ghana Q (3rd) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 4 |
| Panama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
How the 12 third-placed teams were ranked for the eight wildcard Round of 32 spots.
| # | Team | Group | P | GD | GF | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR Congo | Group K | 3 | +1 | 4 | 4 | Advanced |
| 2 | Sweden | Group F | 3 | +0 | 7 | 4 | Advanced |
| 3 | Ecuador | Group E | 3 | +0 | 2 | 4 | Advanced |
| 4 | Ghana | Group L | 3 | +0 | 2 | 4 | Advanced |
| 5 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Group B | 3 | -1 | 5 | 4 | Advanced |
| 6 | Algeria | Group J | 3 | -2 | 5 | 4 | Advanced |
| 7 | Paraguay | Group D | 3 | -2 | 2 | 4 | Advanced |
| 8 | Senegal | Group I | 3 | +2 | 8 | 3 | Advanced |
| 9 | Iran | Group G | 3 | +0 | 3 | 3 | Eliminated |
| 10 | South Korea | Group A | 3 | -1 | 2 | 3 | Eliminated |
| 11 | Scotland | Group C | 3 | -3 | 1 | 3 | Eliminated |
| 12 | Uruguay | Group H | 3 | -1 | 3 | 2 | Eliminated |