The following 32 teams qualified for the final tournament.
The 32 participating teams were to be drawn into the eight groups of the group stage. In preparation for this, the teams were organised into four pots with the seven highest-ranked teams joining host nation Brazil in the seeded pot.
Pot 1
(seeds)
|
Pot 2 (Africa & South
America)
|
Brazil (hosts)
Argentina Colombia Uruguay Belgium Germany Spain Switzerland |
Algeria
Cameroon Ivory Coast Ghana Nigeria Chile Ecuador |
Pot 3 (Asia & North
America)
|
Pot 4 (Europe)
|
Brazil (hosts)
Argentina Colombia Uruguay Belgium Germany Spain Switzerland |
Algeria
Cameroon Ivory Coast Ghana Nigeria Chile Ecuador |
GROUP A
|
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Team
|
MP
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
Points
|
Brazil
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Croatia
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mexico
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Cameroon
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
GROUP B
|
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Team
|
MP
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
Points
|
Spain
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Netherlands
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Chile
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Australia
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
GROUP C
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Team
|
MP
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
Points
|
Colombia
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Greece
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Côte d'Ivoire
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Japan
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
GROUP D
|
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Team
|
MP
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
Points
|
Uruguay
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Costa Rica
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
England
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Italy
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
GROUP E
|
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Team
|
MP
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
Points
|
Switzerland
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Ecuador
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
France
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Honduras
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
GROUP F
|
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Team
|
MP
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
Points
|
Argentina
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Iran
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Nigeria
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
GROUP G
|
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Team
|
MP
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
Points
|
Germany
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Portugal
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Ghana
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
USA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
GROUP H
|
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Team
|
MP
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
Points
|
Belgium
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Algeria
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Russia
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Korea Republic
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
