World Cup 2026 leaderboard update: Brazil win Group C
Brazil's 3-0 win over Scotland and Morocco's 4-2 comeback over Haiti settle Group C: Brazil first, Morocco second, Haiti out and Scotland left waiting on the third-place table. This update refreshes all 12 groups, the scorer and assist boards, goalkeeper watch and player power ranking through the 02:00 UTC cutoff on June 25.
Brazil and Morocco turned Group C into the cleanest finished group on the board: Brazil are first on goal difference, Morocco are through in second, Haiti are out, and Scotland are left waiting on the third-place table. The cutoff for this update is 02:00 UTC on June 25; the two Group A matches showing live 0-0 scorelines at that cutoff are treated as provisional until full time, not as final group outcomes.1
What changed since the last leaderboard
| Match | Final | Leaderboard effect |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland vs. Brazil | Brazil 3-0 | Brazil finished Group C on 7 points and +6 goal difference; Vinícius Júnior scored twice before halftime and Matheus Cunha added the third.2 |
| Morocco vs. Haiti | Morocco 4-2 | Morocco also reached 7 points, but Brazil's +6 goal difference beat Morocco's +3 for first place; Haiti finished 0-0-3.3 |
ESPN's qualification tracker now lists Mexico, United States, Germany, Argentina, France, Norway, Colombia, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil and Morocco as qualified, with Haiti, Türkiye, Tunisia, Jordan, Panama and Qatar eliminated.5 Scotland's position is much less comfortable: Steve Clarke said, "For sure I think we're going home," after the 3-0 Brazil loss left Scotland on three points and -3 goal difference.6
All-group standings snapshot
Group A is the only live caveat in this table. FOX's standings page showed Mexico-Czechia and South Africa-South Korea in progress at 0-0, so the Group A line is a live snapshot, while Groups B and C are final group tables.7
| Group | Current order by points and goal difference | Readout |
|---|---|---|
| A | Mexico 7 (+3), South Korea 4 (0), Czechia 2 (-1), South Africa 2 (-2) | Live at cutoff; wait for the final whistle before locking the runner-up and third-place math.7 |
| B | Switzerland 7 (+4), Canada 4 (+5), Bosnia-Herzegovina 4 (-1), Qatar 1 (-8) | Switzerland and Canada have the automatic places; Bosnia-Herzegovina sit strongly in the third-place pool.7 |
| C | Brazil 7 (+6), Morocco 7 (+3), Scotland 3 (-3), Haiti 0 (-6) | Brazil win the group; Morocco are second; Scotland need help from other third-place teams.7 |
| D | United States 6 (+5), Australia 3 (0), Paraguay 3 (-2), Türkiye 0 (-3) | The U.S. have already qualified; Australia-Paraguay decides second unless the third-place route intervenes.7 |
| E | Germany 6 (+7), Ivory Coast 3 (0), Ecuador 1 (-1), Curaçao 1 (-6) | Germany are clear; Ivory Coast control second before the final round.7 |
| F | Netherlands 4 (+4), Japan 4 (+4), Sweden 3 (0), Tunisia 0 (-8) | Netherlands-Japan is tight on points and goal difference; Sweden are the strongest current third-place team on three points.7 |
| G | Egypt 4 (+2), Iran 2 (0), Belgium 2 (0), New Zealand 1 (-2) | Egypt lead, while Belgium and Iran are separated only by tiebreakers.7 |
| H | Spain 4 (+4), Uruguay 2 (0), Cape Verde 2 (0), Saudi Arabia 1 (-4) | Spain lead, but both Uruguay and Cape Verde remain within one result of second.7 |
| I | France 6 (+5), Norway 6 (+4), Senegal 0 (-3), Iraq 0 (-6) | France and Norway are already on six points before their head-to-head for first.7 |
| J | Argentina 6 (+5), Austria 3 (0), Algeria 3 (-2), Jordan 0 (-3) | Argentina lead; Austria hold second, but Algeria have a live third-place path.7 |
| K | Colombia 6 (+3), Portugal 4 (+5), Congo DR 1 (-1), Uzbekistan 0 (-7) | Colombia have qualified; Portugal are well placed for second.7 |
| L | England 4 (+2), Ghana 4 (+1), Croatia 3 (-1), Panama 0 (-2) | England and Ghana are top on four points; Croatia's three points keep them in the third-place race.7 |
Third-place cut line
The best eight third-place teams advance, so Scotland's three points are not enough by themselves. Among current third-place teams, Bosnia-Herzegovina are safest on four points; Sweden, Croatia, Paraguay and Algeria all sit on three points with better goal difference than Scotland, while Belgium and Cape Verde are still alive on two points.5 The most important Scotland variable is simple: how many remaining third-place teams land on three or more points with a better goal difference than -3.
Golden Boot and assists board
| Rank | Goals | Player | Team | Movement note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Still alone at the top after scoring all five Argentina goals across their first two matches.8 |
| 2 | 4 | Erling Haaland | Norway | Level with Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior in the chase group.1 |
| 2 | 4 | Kylian Mbappé | France | ESPN's rankings note his four goals in two France matches.8 |
| 2 | 4 | Vinícius Júnior | Brazil | His brace against Scotland moved him onto four goals.2 |
| 5 | 3 | Matheus Cunha | Brazil | His second-half goal against Scotland pushed him to three.2 |
| Rank | Assists | Player | Team | Movement note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Alexander Isak | Sweden | Part of FOX's three-assist lead group.1 |
| 1 | 3 | Bruno Guimarães | Brazil | His two assists in the Scotland win put him level at the top.2 |
| 1 | 3 | Michael Olise | France | Holds a share of the assists lead.1 |
| 4 | 2 | Chris Wood | New Zealand | Still on two assists entering the next Group G round.1 |
| 4 | 2 | Julio Enciso | Paraguay | Still on two assists before Paraguay's final Group D match.1 |
Goalkeeper watch
FOX's clean-sheet sort has Emiliano Martínez first with two clean sheets and zero goals conceded through 180 minutes, with Alisson second on two clean sheets and one goal conceded through 270 minutes.9 Alisson's case improved because Brazil shut out Scotland while winning Group C, but Martínez still has the cleaner per-match profile: no goals conceded and one fewer match played.9
For the Golden Glove race, the next discriminator is not just clean sheets. It is whether the goalkeeper's team keeps advancing while the keeper still has a high-leverage save profile. Alisson now has Brazil's group win behind him; Martínez has Argentina's perfect defensive start but still has one group match to play.7
Player power ranking after the Group C close
- Vinícius Júnior, Brazil: two goals against Scotland, four tournament goals, Brazil top of Group C.2
- Lionel Messi, Argentina: five goals remain the Golden Boot benchmark, with ESPN noting he has scored all five of Argentina's goals so far.8
- Kylian Mbappé, France: four goals in two matches, with France still leading Group I.8
- Bruno Guimarães, Brazil: two assists in the 3-0 Scotland win pushed him into the assist-leader tier.2
- Soufiane Rahimi, Morocco: his go-ahead goal helped Morocco turn a 2-2 game into a 4-2 win and secure second in Group C.3
Next matches to watch
The next completed-results update should start with the final Group A results, then move into the June 25 slate: Germany-Ecuador and Curaçao-Ivory Coast in Group E, Tunisia-Netherlands and Japan-Sweden in Group F, plus Türkiye-United States and Paraguay-Australia in Group D.1 If Group A finishes with Mexico and South Korea holding their current positions, the most important leaderboard swing will be the third-place pool, not first place.
References
- 1FOX Sports: Men's 2026 World Cup Scores
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- 2FOX Sports: Scotland vs. Brazil box score
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- 3FOX Sports: Morocco vs. Haiti box score
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- 4FOX Sports: Brazil wins Group C highlight
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- 7FOX Sports: Men's 2026 World Cup standings
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- 9FOX Sports: FIFA Men's World Cup goalkeeping stats
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