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Everything on Group B of the FIFA World Cup 2026: live standings table, all six fixtures with ET kickoff times, results, the key match, head-to-head history, World Cup pedigree and who qualifies for the Round of 32. Teams: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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With no historic powerhouse, the group is decided between evenly matched sides. Switzerland is the favourite on pedigree and co-host Canada wants to use home advantage to advance for the first time.
Group B is one of the most open at the 2026 World Cup: there is no historic powerhouse dominating it, which makes it unpredictable. Switzerland starts as the favourite on pedigree (12 appearances, quarterfinals three times and a recent record of knocking out France and Spain), but none of its rivals concede the group in advance.
Canada, co-host, dreams of reaching the knockout stage for the first time backed by its fans; Qatar wants to make amends after a poor showing as host in 2022; and Bosnia, back after 2014, trusts its attacking threat. Four evenly matched teams and a group likely decided on the final matchday.
Switzerland arrives with recent pedigree: at Euro 2020 it knocked out world champions France in the round of 16 (3-3, then 5-4 on penalties, with Mbappe missing), its best knockout night since the 1938 World Cup.
Canada is chasing its first ever World Cup win: at its only recent appearance, Qatar 2022, it lost all three games despite some encouraging performances.
The top two teams in Group B advance directly to the Round of 32. The third-placed team can still qualify among the eight best third-placed teams across all 12 groups. When teams are level on points, the 2026 World Cup applies the official FIFA tie-break (head-to-head first, then overall goal difference and goals scored).
Group B is made up of Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Switzerland leads Group B with 7 points after 3 matches.
The top two of Group B advance to the Round of 32. The third-placed team can qualify if it finishes among the eight best third-placed teams across the 12 groups.
Switzerland is the favourite on pedigree (12 appearances and three quarterfinal runs), but Group B is one of the most open: Canada, Qatar and Bosnia all arrive with real chances and it could come down to the final matchday.
Going into the 2026 World Cup, Canada had not won a game at a World Cup: it lost all three matches at Qatar 2022. Playing as co-host is its big chance to break that record.
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