Group I after June 23 cutoff
France and Norway are level on points; goal difference separates first from second.
World Cup 2026 leaderboard update: Mbappé and Haaland put Group I through
France and Norway both reach six points after wins over Iraq and Senegal, turning Group I into a head-to-head race for first. This update refreshes all 12 group tables, the third-place lane, the Golden Boot and assist boards, goalkeeper watch and player power ranking through the 02:00 UTC cutoff on June 23.
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France and Norway turned Group I into a two-team sprint for first place. France beat Iraq 3-0 in Philadelphia, Norway held off Senegal 3-2 in East Rutherford, and both winners are now on six points with one group match left. ESPN's live match pages show France ahead of Norway on goal difference, while Senegal and Iraq are both still on zero points. 1 2
This update is cut at 02:00 UTC on June 23. Jordan-Algeria kicks off at 03:00 UTC, so it is still held out of the tables, player boards, and knockout math here. 3
What changed since the last cutoff
| Match | Final | Leaderboard impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| France 3-0 Iraq | FT | France move to 2-0-0, +5 GD, and are guaranteed a top-two Group I finish. | ESPN |
| Norway 3-2 Senegal | FT | Norway move to 2-0-0, +4 GD; the France-Norway finale now decides the group winner. | ESPN |
| Jordan vs. Algeria | 03:00 UTC kickoff | Not counted yet; Argentina remain top of Group J at this cutoff. | ESPN |
Kylian Mbappé scored in the 14th and 54th minutes, then Ousmane Dembélé added France's third in the 66th. ESPN's match report says the win sent France into the knockout stage and moved Mbappé to 16 career World Cup goals, level with Miroslav Klose and two behind Lionel Messi's new men's record. 4
Norway needed more stress. Marcus Holmgren Pedersen scored before halftime, Erling Haaland added two after the break, and Ismaïla Sarr's second Senegal goal in stoppage time made it 3-2 without changing the result. ESPN's match center had Norway ahead 2.10 to 1.70 on expected goals, with seven shots on goal to Senegal's four. 6
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All group tables
Positions 1 and 2 advance directly; the eight best third-place teams also advance. ESPN's standings page lists the same advancement rule below the group tables. 7
Groups A-D
| Group | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | ESPN |
| A | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ESPN |
| A | Czechia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | ESPN |
| A | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | ESPN |
| B | Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 | ESPN |
| B | Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | ESPN |
| B | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 | ESPN |
| B | Qatar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 | ESPN |
| C | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | ESPN |
| C | Morocco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | ESPN |
| C | Scotland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ESPN |
| C | Haiti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | ESPN |
| D | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | ESPN |
| D | Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ESPN |
| D | Paraguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | ESPN |
| D | Türkiye | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | ESPN |
Groups E-H
| Group | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | ESPN |
| E | Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ESPN |
| E | Ecuador | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | ESPN |
| E | Curaçao | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 | ESPN |
| F | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | ESPN |
| F | Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | ESPN |
| F | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ESPN |
| F | Tunisia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 | ESPN |
| G | Egypt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | ESPN |
| G | Iran | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ESPN |
| G | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ESPN |
| G | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 | ESPN |
| H | Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | ESPN |
| H | Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ESPN |
| H | Cape Verde | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ESPN |
| H | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | ESPN |
Groups I-L
| Group | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | ESPN |
| I | Norway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | ESPN |
| I | Senegal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0 | ESPN |
| I | Iraq | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 | ESPN |
| J | Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | ESPN |
| J | Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ESPN |
| J | Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | ESPN |
| J | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | ESPN |
| K | Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | ESPN |
| K | Congo DR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ESPN |
| K | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ESPN |
| K | Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | ESPN |
| L | England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | ESPN |
| L | Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | ESPN |
| L | Panama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | ESPN |
| L | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | ESPN |
Third-place lane
Group I is no longer contributing a viable third-place team at this cutoff: Senegal and Iraq both sit on zero points after two matches. That leaves the current best-third-place lane mostly unchanged at the top, with Scotland, Sweden, and Paraguay the three-point teams to beat. 8
| Provisional rank | Team | Group | Pts | GD | Current read | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | C | 3 | 0 | Safest current third-place profile on goal difference. | ESPN |
| 2 | Sweden | F | 3 | 0 | Level with Scotland; Japan-Sweden will decide whether this is top-two or third-place math. | ESPN |
| 3 | Paraguay | D | 3 | -2 | Still above the cut, but Australia-Paraguay decides whether they need the third-place route. | ESPN |
| 4 | Belgium | G | 2 | 0 | Two draws keep Belgium alive before the New Zealand match. | ESPN |
| 5 | Cape Verde | H | 2 | 0 | A result against Saudi Arabia can still be enough. | ESPN |
| 6 | Portugal | K | 1 | 0 | One match played; Portugal-Uzbekistan can swing the lane. | ESPN |
| 7 | Czechia | A | 1 | -1 | Must solve Mexico or wait on help. | ESPN |
| 8 | Ecuador | E | 1 | -1 | Germany is a hard final match, but the slot is still alive. | ESPN |
Golden Boot and assist boards
Messi still leads, but the gap is down to one. FOX's Golden Boot tracker lists Messi on five goals, Mbappé and Haaland on four, and Jonathan David plus Deniz Undav on three. 9
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| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | What moved today | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 5 | No new match after the Argentina-Austria final already counted. | FOX |
| 2 | Kylian Mbappé | France | 4 | Two goals vs. Iraq. | ESPN |
| 2 | Erling Haaland | Norway | 4 | Two goals vs. Senegal. | ESPN |
| 4 | Jonathan David | Canada | 3 | Still waiting for Canada-Switzerland. | FOX |
| 4 | Deniz Undav | Germany | 3 | Germany already qualified; Undav remains in the chase. | FOX |
| 6 | Ismaïla Sarr | Senegal | 2 | Two goals vs. Norway, but Senegal remain on zero points. | ESPN |
FOX's standard stats page now has Alexander Isak and Michael Olise both on three assists. Olise's rise matches the France-Iraq match flow: ESPN credits him in the move for Mbappé's opener, and the match commentary describes Olise working Dembélé through for France's third. 10 11
Goalkeeper watch
The clean-sheet lead is still a three-way tie. FOX's goalkeeping table lists Emiliano Martínez, Unai Simón, and Raúl Rangel with two clean sheets and zero goals allowed. Mike Maignan's shutout against Iraq moves him into the one-clean-sheet pack, while Eloy Room remains the save-volume outlier with 17 saves. 12
| Keeper | Team | Clean sheets | Goals allowed | Saves | Current case | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emiliano Martínez | Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | Best team platform: two wins, no goals conceded, already through. | FOX |
| Unai Simón | Spain | 2 | 0 | 2 | Spain have not conceded through two matches. | FOX |
| Raúl Rangel | Mexico | 2 | 0 | 3 | Mexico have locked Group A and kept two clean sheets. | FOX |
| Mike Maignan | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | France are through; the Iraq shutout keeps him relevant. | FOX |
| Eloy Room | Curaçao | 1 | 7 | 17 | Still the saves story, but Curaçao need points. | FOX |
Player power ranking
| Rank | Player | Team | Why here | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Five goals, two player-of-the-match awards, and the men's World Cup scoring record. | ESPN |
| 2 | Kylian Mbappé | France | Two goals vs. Iraq, France through, and now four tournament goals. | ESPN |
| 3 | Erling Haaland | Norway | Two goals vs. Senegal and a winner-take-first finale against France. | ESPN |
| 4 | Michael Olise | France | Three assists lead the tournament alongside Isak, and France's attack is accelerating. | FOX |
| 5 | Emiliano Martínez | Argentina | Two clean sheets, zero goals allowed, and a qualified Argentina side in front of him. | FOX |
| 6 | Jonathan David | Canada | Three goals for a Canada side still leading Group B on goal difference. | FOX |
| 7 | Deniz Undav | Germany | Three goals in limited minutes for a Germany team already through. | FOX |
| 8 | Alexander Isak | Sweden | Three assists keep Sweden high in the third-place lane before Japan. | FOX |
| 9 | Ismaïla Sarr | Senegal | A brace against Norway gives Senegal a scoring pulse even with qualification now difficult. | ESPN |
| 10 | Mike Maignan | France | France's first clean sheet arrived with qualification secured. | FOX |
Next scoreboard pressure points
Jordan-Algeria is the immediate holdover because it starts one hour after this cutoff. If Algeria take a point, Argentina win Group J before the final matchday; if Jordan win, Austria-Algeria becomes much sharper. 3
After that, the next full wave is June 24: Canada-Switzerland decides Group B's top spot, Mexico close against Czechia with Group A already won, and Brazil plus Morocco try to settle Group C. ESPN's qualification tracker still lists Mexico, the United States, Germany, and Argentina as qualified in its last published snapshot, while the completed Group I results add France and Norway by table math at this cutoff. 8
References
- 1France 3-0 Iraq final score
- 2Norway 3-2 Senegal final score
- 3Jordan vs. Algeria match center
- 4Mbappé scores twice in rain-delayed France win
- 5World Cup Daily: Mbappé, Haaland with two goals in wins for France and Norway
- 6Norway 3-2 Senegal match stats
- 72026 FIFA World Cup standings
- 82026 World Cup qualification scenarios
- 92026 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot tracker
- 10FOX World Cup assists stats
- 11France 3-0 Iraq match stats
- 12FOX World Cup goalkeeping stats
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