Red-White-Red in the Mix

Third in the group at the World Cup: Only three spots left!

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25.06.2026 12:32
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It’s official: These 32 teams have advanced to the World Cup Round of 32!

Our national team did it! With a dramatic 3-3 draw against Algeria in Kansas City, Marcel Sabitzer and his teammates secured second place in the group. This means Austria and Algeria were the last teams to advance to the World Cup Round of 32.

Showdown with Spain 
For the first time since 1982, the Red-White-Red have advanced past the group stage at a World Cup. As the second-place finisher, the ÖFB squad will face top favorite Spain on Thursday (9 p.m. CEST/live on the sportkrone.at live ticker) in Los Angeles. 

These nations have advanced to the World Cup Round of 32:
Mexico, South Africa (both Group A), Switzerland, Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina (all Group B), Brazil, Morocco (both Group C), USA, Australia, Paraguay (all Group D), Germany, Ivory Coast, Ecuador (all in Group E), the Netherlands, Japan, Sweden (all in Group F), Belgium, Egypt (both in Group G), Spain, Cape Verde (both in Group H), France, Norway, Senegal (all in Group I), Argentina, AUSTRIA, Algeria (all in Group J), Colombia, Portugal, DR Congo (all in Group K), England, Croatia, Ghana (all in Group L).

The final standings in the race for the eight best third-place teams:

Here is the World Cup bracket and the matchups for the knockout stage:

In the event of a tie in the third-place group standings at the 2026 World Cup, the following criteria applied:

  • Better goal difference from all group stage matches
  • Most goals scored in all group stage matches
  • Best fair play rating (players and officials) based on yellow and red cards received
  • Teams still tied on points will be ranked according to the most recently published world rankings.

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