Algeria
Single-match read: Algeria are -0.94 xGD through 1 xG match against an average opponent field rank of 1.0/48; trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field.
World Cup 2026 teams by published FIFA ranking
Published FIFA rank numbers for the qualified World Cup teams, sorted by rank, with each team's rank inside the 48-team World Cup field and early xG context. Snapshot: June 11, 2026.
Argentina entered as FIFA #1, the top-ranked team in this World Cup field. Field rank sorts only the 48 qualified teams, so it is the better comparison for group difficulty, schedule strength, and ranking-upset context.
Cape Verde
Single-match read: Cape Verde are -1.90 xGD through 1 xG match against an average opponent field rank of 2.0/48; trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field.
Senegal
Single-match read: Senegal are -1.26 xGD through 1 xG match against an average opponent field rank of 3.0/48; trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field.
Source: FIFA published men's ranking. Only the rank number is stored here. Published FIFA rank gives pre-tournament opponent context; xG/xPts describe the chances in matches already played.
| WC field | Team | Group | FIFA | P | xGD/G | xPts/G | Avg opp field | xG vs schedule read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina | J | #1 | 1 | +0.94 | 2.12 | 25.0 / 48 | Argentina are 1st of 48; Single-match read: led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 2 |  Spain | H | #2 | 1 | +1.90 | 2.62 | 44.0 / 48 | Spain are 2nd of 48; Single-match read: led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 3 |  France | I | #3 | 1 | +1.26 | 2.26 | 14.0 / 48 | France are 3rd of 48; Single-match read: led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 4 |  England | L | #4 | 1 | +2.50 | 2.65 | 11.0 / 48 | England are 4th of 48; Single-match read: led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 5 |  Portugal | K | #5 | 1 | -0.22 | 1.13 | 36.0 / 48 | Portugal are 5th of 48; Single-match read: trailed xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 6 |  Brazil | C | #6 | 2 | +0.61 | 1.84 | 27.0 / 48 | Brazil are 6th of 48; led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 7 |  Morocco | C | #7 | 2 | +0.30 | 1.60 | 20.0 / 48 | Morocco are 7th of 48; led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 8 |  Netherlands | F | #8 | 1 | +0.19 | 1.48 | 17.0 / 48 | Netherlands are 8th of 48; Single-match read: level on xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 9 |  Belgium | G | #9 | 1 | +0.27 | 1.56 | 26.0 / 48 | Belgium are 9th of 48; Single-match read: led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 10 |  Germany | E | #10 | 1 | +3.81 | 2.89 | 46.0 / 48 | Germany are 10th of 48; Single-match read: led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 11 |  Croatia | L | #11 | 1 | -2.50 | 0.25 | 4.0 / 48 | Croatia are 11th of 48; Single-match read: trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 12 |  Colombia | K | #13 | 1 | +0.45 | 1.68 | 37.0 / 48 | Colombia are 12th of 48; Single-match read: led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 13 |  Mexico | A | #14 | 2 | +0.51 | 1.73 | 31.5 / 48 | Mexico are 13th of 48; led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 14 |  Senegal | I | #15 | 1 | -1.26 | 0.53 | 3.0 / 48 | Senegal are 14th of 48; Single-match read: trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 15 |  Uruguay | H | #16 | 1 | +1.06 | 2.12 | 41.0 / 48 | Uruguay are 15th of 48; Single-match read: led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 16 |  USA | D | #17 | 2 | +0.81 | 2.00 | 28.5 / 48 | USA are 16th of 48; led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 17 |  Japan | F | #18 | 1 | -0.19 | 1.13 | 8.0 / 48 | Japan are 17th of 48; Single-match read: level on xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 18 |  Switzerland | B | #19 | 2 | +2.22 | 2.65 | 40.5 / 48 | Switzerland are 18th of 48; led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 19 |  Iran | G | #20 | 1 | +0.26 | 1.55 | 48.0 / 48 | Iran are 19th of 48; Single-match read: led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 20 |  Turkiye | D | #22 | 2 | +0.98 | 2.02 | 28.5 / 48 | Turkiye are 20th of 48; led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 21 |  Ecuador | E | #23 | 1 | -0.51 | 1.01 | 29.0 / 48 | Ecuador are 21st of 48; Single-match read: trailed xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 22 |  Austria | J | #24 | 1 | +1.23 | 2.26 | 42.0 / 48 | Austria are 22nd of 48; Single-match read: led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 23 |  South Korea | A | #25 | 2 | +0.93 | 1.97 | 22.5 / 48 | South Korea are 23rd of 48; led xG vs a similarly ranked World Cup field. |
| 24 |  Australia | D | #27 | 2 | -0.45 | 0.97 | 18.0 / 48 | Australia are 24th of 48; trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 25 |  Algeria | J | #28 | 1 | -0.94 | 0.58 | 1.0 / 48 | Algeria are 25th of 48; Single-match read: trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 26 |  Egypt | G | #29 | 1 | -0.27 | 1.17 | 9.0 / 48 | Egypt are 26th of 48; Single-match read: trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 27 |  Canada | B | #30 | 2 | +2.33 | 2.25 | 40.5 / 48 | Canada are 27th of 48; led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 28 |  Norway | I | #31 | 1 | +1.72 | 2.40 | 39.0 / 48 | Norway are 28th of 48; Single-match read: led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 29 |  Ivory Coast | E | #33 | 1 | +0.51 | 1.73 | 21.0 / 48 | Ivory Coast are 29th of 48; Single-match read: led xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 30 |  Panama | L | #34 | 1 | -0.52 | 0.95 | 45.0 / 48 | Panama are 30th of 48; Single-match read: trailed xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 31 |  Sweden | F | #38 | 1 | +1.05 | 2.21 | 35.0 / 48 | Sweden are 31st of 48; Single-match read: led xG vs a lower-ranked World Cup field. |
| 32 |  Czechia | A | #40 | 2 | -0.91 | 0.82 | 31.5 / 48 | Czechia are 32nd of 48; trailed xG vs a similarly ranked World Cup field. |
| 33 |  Paraguay | D | #41 | 2 | -1.33 | 0.50 | 18.0 / 48 | Paraguay are 33rd of 48; trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 34 |  Scotland | C | #42 | 2 | -0.24 | 1.13 | 27.0 / 48 | Scotland are 34th of 48; trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 35 |  Tunisia | F | #45 | 1 | -1.05 | 0.51 | 31.0 / 48 | Tunisia are 35th of 48; Single-match read: trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 36 |  DR Congo | K | #46 | 1 | +0.22 | 1.51 | 5.0 / 48 | DR Congo are 36th of 48; Single-match read: led xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 37 |  Uzbekistan | K | #50 | 1 | -0.45 | 1.07 | 12.0 / 48 | Uzbekistan are 37th of 48; Single-match read: trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 38 |  Qatar | B | #56 | 2 | -3.49 | 0.12 | 22.5 / 48 | Qatar are 38th of 48; trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 39 |  Iraq | I | #57 | 1 | -1.72 | 0.45 | 28.0 / 48 | Iraq are 39th of 48; Single-match read: trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 40 |  South Africa | A | #60 | 2 | -0.51 | 0.96 | 22.5 / 48 | South Africa are 40th of 48; trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 41 |  Saudi Arabia | H | #61 | 1 | -1.06 | 0.65 | 15.0 / 48 | Saudi Arabia are 41st of 48; Single-match read: trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 42 |  Jordan | J | #63 | 1 | -1.23 | 0.51 | 22.0 / 48 | Jordan are 42nd of 48; Single-match read: trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 43 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | B | #64 | 2 | -1.05 | 0.71 | 22.5 / 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina are 43rd of 48; trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 44 |  Cape Verde | H | #67 | 1 | -1.90 | 0.23 | 2.0 / 48 | Cape Verde are 44th of 48; Single-match read: trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 45 |  Ghana | L | #73 | 1 | +0.52 | 1.76 | 30.0 / 48 | Ghana are 45th of 48; Single-match read: led xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 46 |  Curacao | E | #82 | 1 | -3.81 | 0.07 | 10.0 / 48 | Curacao are 46th of 48; Single-match read: trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 47 |  Haiti | C | #83 | 2 | -0.66 | 0.87 | 20.0 / 48 | Haiti are 47th of 48; trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
| 48 |  New Zealand | G | #85 | 1 | -0.26 | 1.20 | 19.0 / 48 | New Zealand are 48th of 48; Single-match read: trailed xG vs a higher-ranked World Cup field. |
xGD/G and xPts/G use completed matches with published xG. The schedule read compares each team's World Cup field rank with the average field rank of opponents already faced; it is context, not a model of team quality.