Mexico starts and wins: the first playoff participants for the 2026 World Cup have been determined

After the completion of the second round of the 2026 World Cup, the first teams in Groups A and B were determined, practically guaranteeing themselves a place in the playoffs.

In Group A, such a team was the Mexican national team, which defeated South Korea with a score of 1:0. Now the Mexicans, who, by the way, played the opening match, have already scored 6 points and guaranteed themselves first place in the group.

The fate of the second direct ticket will be decided in the third round. The best chance of taking second place is in South Korea, which plays against the outsider South Africa, while the Czech Republic meets Mexico.

The standings in Group A after Matchday 2 look like this:

In Group B, the leaders and underdogs are clearly defined. These are the national teams of Canada and Switzerland, which defeated their rivals in the second round. Switzerland defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina — 4:1, and Canada defeated Qatar — 6:0.

Canada and Switzerland have 4 points each and will play each other in the next match to determine the group winner. For Bosnia and Qatar, the next match will be the match of their lives. Its winner will have a serious chance of qualifying for the playoffs as one of the eight best third-place teams. A draw for these teams is an extremely undesirable result.

The standings in Group B after Matchday 2 are as follows:

On Friday, June 19, there will be one match: in Group D, the USA will play Australia. The start is at 22:00 Kyiv time.

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