🏆 Best Third-Placed Teams
The best 8 third-placed teams qualify for the Round of 32. Teams are ranked by: Points → Goal Difference → Goals For
| Rank | Team | Group | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Paraguay
|
D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 | Qualified |
| 2 |
DR Congo
|
K | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Qualified |
| 3 |
Ghana
|
L | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | Qualified |
| 4 |
Ecuador
|
E | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 | Qualified |
| 5 |
Sweden
|
F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 4 | Qualified |
| 6 |
Bosnia/Herzeg.
|
B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 | Qualified |
| 7 |
Algeria
|
J | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 4 | Qualified |
| 8 |
Senegal
|
I | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | Qualified |
| 9 |
IR Iran
|
G | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Out |
| 10 |
South Korea
|
A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | Out |
| 11 |
Scotland
|
C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | Out |
| 12 |
Uruguay
|
H | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | Out |