 | Dave Kempshall Group L is the first to finish with Croatia (Colin) topping the group, England (Adam) 2nd and joining them in the knockouts, Ghana (Sarah) are 3rd and now face an anxious wait to see if they qualify and Panama (Jonathan) sadly depart the tournament. Thanks for such prompt playing of your games guys. |
 | Sarah M Gl for the rest everyone |
| Dave Kempshall Group B is the next to finish. Bosnia (Trevor) top the group with joint hosts Canada (Nick) joining them in the knockouts. Switzerland (Florence) face a nervy wait, while Qatar (Joshua) are sadly going home after finishing 4th on goal difference. Thanks for playing all and good luck to those in the next round. |
| Dave Kempshall Group I finishes with France (Matt) through as the only team so far to finish the groups with a 100% record. Senegal (Matthew) join them in the knockouts. Norway (Jason) will have to wait, but progress looks likely, while Iraq (J) are unfortunately eliminated. Thanks for playing guys and gl onwards. |
| Dave Kempshall Group G completes with Egypt (Marcus) topping the group on goal difference ahead of Belgium (MIke). Sadly, Iran (Richard) will head home and, while it's not confirmed yet, it's likely New Zealand (Mike) will join them with both only getting a point. WP all and gl in the knockouts. |
| Dave Kempshall Group E culminates with unbeaten Germany (Stu) topping the group. Ivory Coast (Matt), also remain undefeated and join them in the knockouts. Ecuador (Tom) finish third, but their points tally of 4 is enough to ensure they will also progress to the last 32. On their debut Curcacao (Sarah) brighten up the tournament but will sadly be travelling home. WP all. This also confirms our first R32 match-up, an all-African and Matthew clash between Ivory Coast (Gould) v Senegal (Tassier) |
| Dave Kempshall Group K finishes and both Portugal (Dan) and Colombia (Brett) qualify unbeaten. Uzbekistan (Gav) face an anxious wait in 3rd place and Congo (Maria) will unfortunately be heading home. WP everyone. |
 | Maria Chandler Thanks for organising Dave! The competition was too fierce for me! |
 | Stu Harkness Saudi Arabia and Jordan didn't get the memo! :D |
 | Tom Cappleman They can just blame it on visa issues |
| Dave Kempshall *** JOB VACANCY *** Two manager's jobs have become available for the World Cup. Please reply via AM to Dave K :) |
| Dave Kempshall In Group C, Brazil (Tom) coasted to top spot with a 100% record. Morocco (Fiona) sneaked 2nd place from Haiti (Anthony) on goals scored, but both will qualify. After a 28 year absence, sadly Scotland (Andy) head home at the earliest opportunity. WP all. |
 | Fiona T Oh the conundrums don't count?
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| Dave Kempshall No, ET does not apply in the groups as draws are possible. Sorry if that wasn't clear. I will put in place a solution for Saudi Arabia and Jordan tonight. It would appear both managers were refused VISA entry into the USA. |
| Dave Kempshall Please join me in welcoming our lucky loser managers Stephen E (Jordan) and Jonathan Addison (Saudi Arabia) in being appointed new managers for the group stage. Anyone due to play these guys, if you could try and arrange your fixtures asap that would be great. I will, of course, be flexible about deadline and extensions on this one though. |
| Dave Kempshall Group F finishes with Netherlands (Jonny) topping the group with a flawless record. He will meet Morocco (Fiona) in R32. Sweden (Ben) join them in the knockouts and will meet Brazil (Tom F). Japan (Ian) sneaked 3rd ahead of Tunisia (Dan) on goal difference, but the reality is we're almost certain to say goodbye to both in the group stages as 1 point is unlikely to be enough. WP all. |
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| Dave Kempshall Group H sees Spain (Matthew) enjoy a blemish-free record to progresss as group winners with Cape Verde (Stu) joining them. Uruguay (Ravi) will progress also, but will have to wait to discover their opponent. Saudi Arabia (Jonathan) will sadly be heading home. WP all. |
| Sarah M Gl everyone in the rest of this tourney. Ty Dave for organising |
| Dave Kempshall Group D sees host USA (Thomas) top the group with Paraguay (M S R) finishing behind them on goal difference. Australia (Richard) will also progress in 3rd place. Sadly, Turkey (Wesley) will be departing home. |
| Dave Kempshall South Africa (Ciaran) upset hosts Mexico (Tom) to top Group A. The Mexican's join them though, as do Czechia (David). Sadly, South Korea (Stephen) bid the World Cup farewell. WP all. |
 | Stephen E Well played everyone. Thanks for organising Dave |
Tourney round: Men’s World Cup 2026 (USA, Mexico & Canada): Group Stage
Notes from the organizer: On we go to the group stages. I won't waste space by listing all teams and groups, you can find them here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IKawDip1w3-MKmtkSirjUzR5pCEKmwCbxnEbxFFWZbY/edit?gid=539265687#gid=539265687&range=A1
Matches played over Apterous World Cup + ET format with goals scored if you win a round with a max.
Good luck all. I've given this until 20th June as a deadline to get them played, but please try and sort as soon as you can.
Ran from: 10 May – 20 June 2026. Format: Apterous World Cup +ET. Matches: One-off. Approved.
Fixtures: 72. Completed: 70.
Results and fixtures
Key. Green: winner. Red: loser. Grey: tie. (Stripes: provisional, match in progress.)
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