World Cup 2026 leaderboard update: Ueda puts Japan level with Netherlands

Ayase Ueda gave Group F a second front-runner. Japan's 4-0 win over Tunisia put Samurai Blue level with the Netherlands on four points, separated only by goals scored, and pushed Tunisia out of knockout contention after two heavy defeats. This leaderboard update covers completed matches through 07:00 UTC on June 21; Belgium-Iran, Spain-Saudi Arabia, Uruguay-Cape Verde and New Zealand-Egypt are still future fixtures for this cutoff. 1 2

What changed on the board

Japan-Tunisia is the fresh result that changes the morning table. The rest of the June 20 slate still matters because it defines the current shape of Groups E and F: Germany have already reached the Round of 32, the Netherlands and Japan are tied at the top of Group F, and Curaçao are alive because Eloy Room turned Ecuador's pressure into a 0-0 draw. 3

Japan have 4 points, Germany have 6, Room's Ecuador save count is 15, and Rangel leads the clean-sheet table with 2. 1 4

Morning leaderboard pulse

Completed matches through 07:00 UTC on June 21

Japan points	4
Germany points	6
Room saves vs Ecuador	15
Rangel clean sheets	2

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Match	Group impact	Leaderboard impact
Japan 4-0 Tunisia	Japan move to 4 points and +4 goal difference; Tunisia fall to 0 points and are eliminated from knockout contention. 5	Ueda scored in the 31st and 83rd minutes, assisted Junya Ito's 69th-minute goal, and joined the two-goal tournament pack. 1
Netherlands 5-1 Sweden	Netherlands stay first in Group F on goals scored, with Japan level on points and goal difference. 6	Cody Gakpo's second goal was the 100th goal of the 2026 World Cup, and the Dutch hit five in a World Cup match for the first time since 2014. 3
Germany 2-1 Ivory Coast	Germany sit on 6 points in Group E and have progressed to the Round of 32. 3	Deniz Undav's 90+4' winner moved him to three goals and five total goal contributions off the bench. 3
Ecuador 0-0 Curaçao	Ecuador and Curaçao both sit on 1 point in Group E. 6	Room's 15-save clean sheet gave Curaçao their first World Cup point. 7

Eloy Room and Curaçao earn a first World Cup point — FOX's match page framed Curaçao's draw around Eloy Room and the first World Cup point in program history. 7

Group standings snapshot

The cleanest way to read the tournament now: Groups A-F have two rounds in the books, while Groups G-L are still mostly waiting for their second matches. Top two positions advance automatically; eight of the 12 third-place teams also advance. 6

Group	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
A	Mexico, 6 pts, +3	South Korea, 3, 0	Czechia, 1, -1	South Africa, 1, -2 6
B	Canada, 4, +6	Switzerland, 4, +3	Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1, -3	Qatar, 1, -6 6
C	Brazil, 4, +3	Morocco, 4, +1	Scotland, 3, 0	Haiti, 0, -4 6
D	United States, 6, +5	Australia, 3, 0	Paraguay, 3, -2	Türkiye, 0, -3 6
E	Germany, 6, +7	Ivory Coast, 3, 0	Ecuador, 1, -1	Curaçao, 1, -6 6
F	Netherlands, 4, +4	Japan, 4, +4	Sweden, 3, 0	Tunisia, 0, -8 6
G	New Zealand, 1, 0	Iran, 1, 0	Belgium, 1, 0	Egypt, 1, 0 6
H	Uruguay, 1, 0	Saudi Arabia, 1, 0	Spain, 1, 0	Cape Verde, 1, 0 6
I	Norway, 3, +3	France, 3, +2	Senegal, 0, -2	Iraq, 0, -3 6
J	Argentina, 3, +3	Austria, 3, +2	Jordan, 0, -2	Algeria, 0, -3 6
K	Colombia, 3, +2	DR Congo, 1, 0	Portugal, 1, 0	Uzbekistan, 0, -2 6
L	England, 3, +2	Ghana, 3, +1	Panama, 0, -1	Croatia, 0, -2 6

Group F's top two are separated by goals scored, not points or goal difference: Netherlands have 7 goals for, Japan have 6, and Sweden sit one point back. 6

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Third-place lane

Sweden, Scotland and Paraguay have the cushion. The cut line is already tight below them because several groups have played only one match; one Sunday result can push a one-point side from safe to outside the eight-team third-place bracket. 6

Current third-place rank	Team	Record	Points	Goal difference
1	Sweden	1-0-1	3	0 6
2	Scotland	1-0-1	3	0 6
3	Paraguay	1-0-1	3	-2 6
4	Belgium	0-1-0	1	0 6
5	Portugal	0-1-0	1	0 6
6	Spain	0-1-0	1	0 6
7	Czechia	0-1-1	1	-1 6
8	Ecuador	0-1-1	1	-1 6

Golden Boot and assists boards

Deniz Undav is now level with Jonathan David and Lionel Messi on three goals, while Japan's big night added two more names to the two-goal layer: Daichi Kamada and Ayase Ueda. FOX's standard stats table has David, Messi and Undav as the three-goal leaders, with a crowded chase group at two. 8

Golden Boot rank	Player	Team	Goals	Useful context
1	Jonathan David	Canada	3	Canada lead Group B on goal difference. 8
2	Lionel Messi	Argentina	3	Argentina have played one match and lead Group J. 8
3	Deniz Undav	Germany	3	Three goals and two assists in 58 minutes off the bench. 3
4	Matheus Cunha	Brazil	2	Brazil lead Group C on goal difference. 8
5	Daichi Kamada	Japan	2	Scored Japan's fourth-minute opener against Tunisia. 5
6	Erling Haaland	Norway	2	Norway lead Group I after one match. 8
7	Yasin Ayari	Sweden	2	Sweden remain first in the third-place table despite the Dutch defeat. 8
8	Crysencio Summerville	Netherlands	2	Part of a Netherlands attack with seven goals through two matches. 8
9	Kai Havertz	Germany	2	Germany have scored nine goals, the most in any group so far. 8
10	Cody Gakpo	Netherlands	2	Scored twice in the 5-1 win over Sweden. 3

Alexander Isak is alone at the top of the assist table on three. Chris Wood, Julio Enciso, Ryan Gravenberch, Denzel Dumfries, Joshua Kimmich and Brahim Diaz sit on two. 9

Goalkeeper watch

Raúl Rangel still owns the clean-sheet lead with two. Room is the form story because his Curaçao clean sheet came with 15 saves against Ecuador; FOX's goalkeeper table lists him with one clean sheet, seven goals conceded and 17 saves for the tournament, while ESPN credits 15 saves in the Ecuador match alone. 3 4

Keeper	Team	Clean sheets	Goals conceded	Saves	Read
Raúl Rangel	Mexico	2	0	3	Clean-sheet leader and still the default Golden Glove front-runner. 4
Eloy Room	Curaçao	1	7	17	The saves total is doing the work; his Ecuador match is already one of the tournament's defining goalkeeper games. 3
Zion Suzuki	Japan	1	2	5	Japan's 4-0 over Tunisia gives him a clean sheet and keeps Group F within reach. 4
Vozinha	Cape Verde	1	0	8	Still unbeaten in Group H before the second matchday. 4
Patrick Beach	Australia	1	2	9	Australia are still second in Group D, with Paraguay close behind. 4

Player power ranking

Ayase Ueda, Japan: two goals, one assist, and the decisive individual performance in the freshest result. Japan now have the same points and goal difference as the Netherlands. 1
Deniz Undav, Germany: three goals, two assists, 58 minutes, and the stoppage-time winner that pushed Germany into the Round of 32. 3
Eloy Room, Curaçao: 15 saves in a scoreless draw is not just volume; it changed Curaçao's survival math. 7
Cody Gakpo, Netherlands: a brace against Sweden, the tournament's 100th goal, and a Dutch attack that has scored seven through two matches. 3
Jonathan David, Canada: still tied for the Golden Boot lead, with Canada first in Group B on goal difference. 8

Next board pressure: Group H's second matchday can finally break the four-team one-point tie, while Belgium-Iran and New Zealand-Egypt decide whether Group G stays compressed or produces a clear leader.