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Everything on Group G 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: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand.
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With Belgium the clear favourite for top spot, the real suspense is over second place: Egypt, Iran and New Zealand fight for it in tense head-to-head clashes.
Group G has a clear favourite and an open fight behind it. Belgium, third in 2018, is chasing the last big dance of a golden generation and starts on top. The real suspense is over who joins it in the Round of 32.
Egypt, an African heavyweight still stung by recent group exits; Iran, Asia’s most experienced side alongside Korea; and New Zealand, the Oceania powerhouse remembered for going unbeaten in 2010, will battle for second place in head-to-heads that promise plenty of tension.
Belgium peaked with the golden generation of Hazard, De Bruyne and Lukaku: it finished third at the 2018 World Cup after beating Brazil 2-1 in the quarterfinals.
New Zealand pulled off a historic oddity at South Africa 2010: it was the only unbeaten team at that World Cup (three draws, including a 1-1 with defending champions Italy) and yet went out in the group stage.
The top two teams in Group G 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 G is made up of Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand.
Belgium leads Group G with 5 points after 3 matches.
The top two of Group G 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.
Belgium, third in 2018, is the clear favourite for top spot. The open battle is for second place between Egypt, Iran and New Zealand, decided in their head-to-head meetings.
New Zealand was the only team to finish the 2010 World Cup unbeaten, with three draws (including a 1-1 against defending champions Italy), although it was not enough to get out of the group.
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