Later today, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will get underway. There are two matches on Thursday’s docket: Host team Mexico gets things started against South Africa, while a little later South Korea will square off with Czechia.

And in short order, the other 44 teams will join the fray.

Here, we are keeping track of the standings for each of the 12 groups at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. You can also learn about how tiebreakers are determined, and how the eight best third-place teams will be decided, as those teams will join the top two teams from each group in the round of 32.

Here are the latest Group A standings:

Here is the schedule of all matches for Group A:

Thursday, June 11

Mexico 2, South Africa 0
South Korea 2, Czechia 1

Thursday, June 18

Czechia 1, South Africa 1
Mexico 1, South Korea 0

Wednesday, June 24

South Africa vs. South Korea
Czechia vs. Mexico

Here are the latest Group B standings:

Here is the schedule of all matches for Group B:

Friday, June 12

Canada 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1

Saturday, June 13

Qatar 1, Switzerland 1

Thursday, June 18

Switzerland 4, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
Canada 6, Qatar 0

Wednesday, June 24

Switzerland vs. Canada
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar

Here are the latest standings in Group C:

Here is the schedule of all matches for Group C:

Saturday, June 13

Brazil 1, Morocco 1
Scotland 1, Haiti 0

Friday, June 19

Morocco 1, Scotland 0
Brazil 3, Haiti 0

Wednesday, June 24

Morocco vs. Haiti
Scotland vs. Brazil

Here are the latest standings in Group D:

Here is the schedule of all matches for Group D:

Friday, June 12

United States 4, Paraguay 1

Sunday, June 14

Australia 2, Türkiye 0

Friday, June 19

United States 2, Australia 0
Paraguay 1, Türkiye 0

Thursday, June 25

Türkiye vs. United States
Paraguay vs. Australia

Here are the latest standings in Group E:

Here is the schedule of all matches for Group E:

Sunday, June 14

Germany 7, Curaçao 1
Ivory Coast 1, Ecuador 0

Saturday, June 20

Germany 2, Ivory Coast 1
Ecuador 0, Curaçao 0

Thursday, June 25

Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast
Ecuador vs. Germany

Here are the latest standings in Group F:

Here is the schedule of all matches for Group F:

Sunday, June 14

Netherlands 2, Japan 2
Sweden 5, Tunisia 1

Saturday, June 20

Netherlands 5, Sweden 1

Sunday, June 21

Tunisia vs. Japan

Thursday, June 25

Tunisia vs. Netherlands
Japan vs. Sweden

Here are the latest standings in Group G:

Here is the schedule of all matches for Group G:

Monday, June 15

Belgium 1, Egypt 1
Iran 2, New Zealand 2

Sunday, June 21

Belgium 0, Iran 0
New Zealand vs. Egypt

Friday, June 26

New Zealand vs. Belgium
Egypt vs. Iran

Here are the latest standings in Group H:

Here is the schedule of all matches for Group H:

Monday, June 15

Spain 0, Cabo Verde 0
Saudi Arabia 1, Uruguay 1

Sunday, June 21

Spain 4, Saudi Arabia 0
Uruguay 2, Cabo Verde 2

Friday, June 26

Cabo Verde vs. Saudi Arabia
Uruguay vs. Spain

Here are the latest standings in Group I:

Here is the schedule of all matches in Group I:

Tuesday, June 16

France 3, Senegal 1
Norway 4, Iraq 1

Monday, June 22

France vs. Iraq
Norway vs. Senegal

Friday, June 26

Norway vs. France
Senegal vs. Iraq

Here are the latest standings in Group J:

Here is the schedule of all matches in Group J:

Tuesday, June 16

Argentina 3, Algeria 0

Wednesday, June 17

Austria 3, Jordan 1

Monday, June 22

Argentina vs. Austria
Jordan vs. Algeria

Saturday, June 27

Algeria vs. Austria
Jordan vs. Argentina

Here are the latest standings in Group K:

Here is the schedule of all matches in Group K:

Wednesday, June 17

Portugal 1, DR Congo 1
Colombia 3, Uzbekistan 1

Tuesday, June 23

Portugal vs. Uzbekistan
Colombia vs. DR Congo

Saturday, June 27

Colombia vs. Portugal
DR Congo vs. Uzbekistan

Here are the latest standings in Group L:

Here is the schedule of all matches in Group L:

Wednesday, June 17

England 4, Croatia 2
Ghana 1, Panama 0

Tuesday, June 23

England vs. Ghana
Panama vs. Croatia

Saturday, June 27

Panama vs. England
Croatia vs. Ghana

With the expansion of the field to 48 nations, the knockout round will look a little different at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Rather than beginning with a round of 16, the knockout stage will begin with a round of 32. That’s right, 32 out of the 48 nations will advance to the knockout rounds: The top two teams in each group will be the first 24 teams, and then the other eight will be the eight best third-place teams.

Finally, a word on tiebreakers at the World Cup.

If two or more teams in the same group are equal on points following the group stage, a three-step process will be followed to determine tiebreakers.

In the first step, the greatest number of points in the group matches between the tied teams will be applied. Then, the superior goal difference from the group matches betwen the tied teams will be applied, and finally, the greatest number of goals scored in all group matches between the tied teams will be applied.

If that cannot determine a tiebreaker, then the teams that are still equal will advance to step two. In this stage, the first step is the goal difference in all group matches, then the greatest number of goals in all group matches, and finally the highest team conduct score (relating to yellow and red cards) will be applied.

If that does not break the tie, then the teams still equal on points will be ranked according to the most recent FIFA World Rankings.

Here is how FIFA will stack the third-place teams.

First, the greatest number of points in all group matches.

Second, the goal difference from all group matches.

Third, the number of goals scored in all group matches.

Fourth, the team conduct score.

If there are still ties after those four steps are applied, the teams still equal on points will be ranked according to the most recent FIFA World Rankings.

The San Francisco Giants dropped their third straight game on Sunday, losing to the Miami Marlins, 2-1, and continuing their descent among the worst teams in Major League Baseball.

They appeared on the verge of finally snapping their losing streak, with slugger Rafael Devers drawing a leadoff walk to start the ninth inning. However, manager Tony Vitello, in his first year with the Giants, decided he wanted to substitute in a pinch runner for Devers.

Vitello sent Jonah Cox in, and Devers didn’t seem to like the idea, as he wanted to remain on base, possibly thinking that if his team tied it, he’d have an opportunity to bat again.

He wagged his finger over to Vitello at the dugout and tried to gesture to Cox to go back, and he’d remain on base. However, an umpire checked with the Giants’ manager, and Devers was overruled, then had to head back to the dugout.

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The three-time MLB All-Star and former World Series champion with the Boston Red Sox appeared disgruntled as he walked off first base and into the dugout.

Video footage showed the baffling highlight and his reaction to leaving the game in favor of a pinch runner. Even the commentators expressed their surprise at what Devers tried to do during a major spot in the game.

San Francisco went on to lose 2-1 in the away game, which dropped them to a dismal 31-46 record, just a few games ahead of the Colorado Rockies, currently the worst team in the National League.

Rafael Devers didn't want to be removed for a pinch runner after a leadoff walk to start the ninth pic.twitter.com/PR3DCOFd3M

“Someone thinks he’s bigger than the team. Very disrespectful to the skipper. Not a fan,” an X commenter replied to the highlight clip.

“I didn’t know Devers was named manager of the team. When did that happen?” another commenter said.

One X commenter wrote, “Acting like a prima donna without the stats — especially with RISP — to back it up.”

Others commented, “Lmaoo this the guy you thank’d the Sox for? Thanks for taking him off our hands,” and “Embarrassing. Devers shouldn’t be on the team.”

The Marlins officially swept this series against the Giants, winning their first game, 4-3, followed by a 6-3 win, and then today’s one-run victory.

Apart from his tantrum on first base, Devers is among the Giants’ best batters this season, with a .298 average, 11 home runs, and 71 hits in 77 games. While he delivered a home run in Friday’s loss, he went 0 of 4 in Saturday’s game and was hitless again on Sunday with one walk and one strikeout.

And this may be bigger than a Devers issue, as it could really signal a team in a frustrating downward spiral with a manager struggling to guide them to wins in his first year.

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Indiana won the College Football Playoff National Championship. The New York Knicks won the NBA Finals. In a year where anything can happen, maybe this is the year the Cincinnati Bengals win their first Super Bowl. After all, they’ve been going all in this offseason to put themselves in Super Bowl contention this season.

CBS Sports’ Bryan DeArdo recently ranked 16 teams and how likely they are to end their Super Bowl drought this season. DeArdo has the Bengals at No. 2 behind the Buffalo Bills. Both the Bengals and Bills have never won the Super Bowl in their respective franchise histories. There’s a bond between the two fan bases over their respective postseason heartbreaks and Damar Hamlin overcoming cardiac arrest in January of 2023.

There are both teams that haven’t won Super Bowls and teams that have won the Super Bowl on this list. The Bengals rank ahead of the Chicago Bears, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Jets, and Miami Dolphins. It’s worth noting that all of the teams on this list that have won Super Bowls only have droughts that go back to 1995.

This week saw mandatory minicamp conclude the OTA season for the Bengals before training camp starts July 29th. All seven of the Bengals’ draft picks have been signed, and there is hope that cornerback DJ Turner and the Bengals can come to an agreement on a potentially high-impact contract extension.

If anything, the Bengals are singularly focused on winning without distractions that have been prevalent in the last three ramp-ups to the season.

In this week’s Bengals Reacts survey, 38% of voters said they believe Amarius Mims is the likeliest player to be a first-time Pro Bowler this season, while 37% went with DJ Turner.

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The Minnesota Vikings find themselves in the same struggle they have been in for the last four years. They remain without a repeat starting quarterback, as Kyler Murray is the probable week one starter in 2026. With all the question marks surrounding this offense, it begs the question: Should the Vikings use a pick in the supplemental draft on Texas Tech's Brendan Sorsby?

No. It isn't even a conversation. Let's talk about it.

The obvious red flag here is the gambling addiction. He was caught betting on games for his school (Indiana) in 2022 and 2023. Yes, he is in rehab, and maybe some deserve second chances. But if you use a pick in the supplemental draft, especially a high one, you're taking him to be your franchise quarterback. How can we trust that he won't bet on games as the starter?

Reason number two: you can't use a pick with this incoming class. For context, when a team uses a pick in the NFL's supplemental draft, they forfeit that round's pick in the next NFL Draft. The 2027 draft class is setting up to be legendary, and it would be criminal to burn a pick on Sorsby. Why, you ask?

The final reason: Brendan Sorsby is being terribly overhyped. We are talking about a quarterback with a career 58.2% completion percentage. The accuracy has never developed. He requires a clean pocket to be able to make accurate passes, but when he gets pressured, he gets happy feet and looks to escape and run. First read is always the go-to, and if he isn't available, he bails out of the pocket. He's a massive project who likely needs to sit for two years before seeing the field.

Sorsby is a day-three quarterback all day long, and some NFL GM is going to lose their job over throwing away a second-round pick in the supplemental draft on him. The Minnesota Vikings need to steer clear of Sorsby, unless he is somehow still there in the sixth or seventh round.

This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: The Vikings do not need to add Brendan Sorsby to their QB room