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World Cup 2026 Group B guide - fixtures, schedule, standings and odds for Canada, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Qatar and Switzerland

World Cup Group B includes co-hosts Canada, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Qatar and Switzerland; matches will take place in Canadian cities Toronto and Vancouver and in the USA's Santa Clara, Los Angeles and Seattle

World Cup Group B

World Cup Group B sees co-hosts Canada play the first fixture in their home country against Bosnia-Herzegovina, followed by games against Qatar and Switzerland.

World Cup Group B fixtures

All kick-off times are BST

World Cup Group B table

Who qualifies for the next round?

  • The top two sides in each group progress to the round of 32
  • The eight-best third-placed sides across the 12 groups also qualify for the last 32
  • If teams are level on points, the side with the most points obtained in matches between those sides finishes highest
  • If teams are still tied, goal difference from the matches between those sides, and then goals scored in those matches, are used as tie-breakers

World Cup Group B supercomputer prediction

Canada guide

Canada forward Jonathan David

Canada facts:

  • Manager: Jesse Marsch
  • Route to World Cup: Co-hosts
  • Last time qualified: 2022
  • Best World Cup result: Group stage (1986, 2022)
  • FIFA world ranking: 30

Canada fixtures

All kick-off times are BST

Friday June 12: Canada vs Bosnia-Herzegovina, kick-off 8pm - Toronto, Canada

Thursday June 18: Canada vs Qatar, kick-off 11pm - Vancouver, Canada

Wednesday June 24: Switzerland vs Canada, kick-off 8pm - Vancouver, Canada

Canada squad

Goalkeepers: Maxime Crepeau (Orlando City), Owen Goodman (Barnsley), Dayne St. Clair (Inter Miami).

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Defenders: Moise Bombito (Nice), Derek Cornelius (Rangers), Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich), Luc de Fougerolles (Dender EH), Alistair Johnston (Celtic), Alfie Jones (Middlesbrough), Richie Laryea (Toronto), Niko Sigur (Hajduk Split), Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire).

Midfielders: Ali Ahmed (Norwich), Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal), Mathieu Choiniere (LAFC), Stephen Eustaquio (LAFC), Marcelo Flores (Tigres UANL), Ismael Kone (Sassuolo), Liam Millar (Hull), Jonathan Osorio (Toronto), Nathan-Dylan Saliba (Anderlecht), Jacob Shaffelburg (LAFC).

Forwards: Jonathan David (Juventus), Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise), Cyle Larin (Southampton), Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal).

Manager: Jesse Marsch

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Bosnia-Herzegovina guide

Bosnia and Herzegovina's Edin Dzeko celebrates his equaliser with team-mates

Bosnia-Herzegovina facts:

  • Manager: Sergej Barbarez
  • Route to World Cup: UEFA play-offs winners
  • Last time qualified: 2014
  • Best World Cup result: Group stage (2014)
  • FIFA world ranking: 65

Bosnia-Herzegovina fixtures

All kick-off times are BST

Friday June 12: Canada vs Bosnia-Herzegovina, kick-off 8pm - Toronto, Canada

Thursday June 18: Switzerland vs Bosnia-Herzegovina, kick-off 8pm - Los Angeles, USA

Wednesday June 24: Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Qatar, kick-off 8pm - Seattle, USA

Bosnia-Herzegovina squad

Goalkeepers: Nikola Vasilj (St Pauli), Martin Zlomislic (Rijeka), Osman Hadzikic (Slaven Belupo).

Defenders: Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta), Amar Dedic (Benfica), Nihad Mujakic (Gaziantep), Nikola Katic (Schalke), Tarik Muharemovic (Sassuolo), Stjepan Radeljic (Rijeka), Dennis Hadzikadunic (Sampdoria), Nidal Celik (Lens).

Midfielders: Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull), Ivan Sunjic (Pafos), Ivan Basic (Astana), Dzenis Burnic (Karlsruher), Ermin Mahmic (Slovan Liberec), Benjamin Tahirovic (Brondby), Amar Memic (Viktoria Plzen), Armin Gigovic (Young Boys), Kerim Alajbegovic (RB Salzburg), Esmir Bajraktarevic (PSV).

Forwards: Ermedin Demirovic (Stuttgart), Jovo Lukic (Universitatea Cluj), Samed Bazdar (Jagiellonia Bialystok), Haris Tabakovic (Borussia Monchengladbach), Edin Dzeko (Schalke).

Manager: Sergej Barbarez

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Qatar guide

Ahmed Fathy Abdoulla (left) Almoez Ali helped send Qatar to the World Cup

Qatar facts:

  • Manager: Julen Lopetegui
  • Route to World Cup: AFC Group A winners
  • Last time qualified: 2022
  • Best World Cup result: Group stage (2022)
  • FIFA world ranking: 55

Qatar fixtures

All kick-off times are BST

Saturday June 13: Qatar vs Switzerland, kick-off 8pm - Santa Clara, USA

Thursday June 18: Canada vs Qatar, kick-off 11pm - Vancouver, Canada

Wednesday June 24: Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Qatar, kick-off 8pm - Seattle, USA

Qatar squad

Goalkeepers: Salah Zakaria (Al Duhail), Mahmoud Abunada (Al Rayyan), Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd).

Defenders: Hashmi Hussein (Al Arabi), Ayoub Alawi (Al Gharafa), Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd), Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd), Issa Laaye (Al Arabi), Lucas Mendes (Al Wakrah), Sultan Al-Brake (Al Duhail), Homam Al-Amin (Cultural Leonesa).

Midfielders: Mohammed Al-Manai (Al Shamal), Jassem Jaber (Al Arabi), Karim Boudiaf (Al-Duhail), Ahmed Fathi (Al Arabi), Abdulaziz Hatem (Al Rayyan), Assim Madibo (Al Wakrah).

Forwards: Tahseen Mohammed (Al Duhail), Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail), Almoez Ali (Al Duhail), Akram Afif (Al Sadd), Mohammed Muntari (Al Gharafa), Youssef Abdulrazzaq (Al Wakrah), Ahmed Alaa (Al Rayyan), Hassan Al-Haydos (Al Sadd), Ahmed Al-Janahi (Al Gharafa).

Manager: Julen Lopetegui

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Switzerland guide

Nottingham Forest and Switzerland forward Dan Ndoye

Switzerland facts:

  • Manager: Murat Yakin
  • Route to World Cup: UEFA Group B winners
  • Last time qualified: 2022
  • Best World Cup result: Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)
  • FIFA world ranking: 19

Switzerland fixtures

All kick-off times are BST

Saturday June 13: Qatar vs Switzerland, kick-off 8pm - Santa Clara, USA

Thursday June 18: Switzerland vs Bosnia-Herzegovina, kick-off 8pm - Los Angeles, USA

Wednesday June 24: Switzerland vs Canada, kick-off 8pm - Vancouver, Canada

Switzerland squad

Goalkeepers: Marvin Keller (Young Boys), Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), Yvon Mvogo (Lorient).

Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan), Aurele Amenda (Eintracht Frankfurt), Eray Comert (Valencia), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), Luca Jaquez (Stuttgart), Miro Muheim (Hamburg), Ricardo Rodriguez (Real Betis), Silvan Widmer (Mainz).

Midfielders: Michel Aebischer (Pisa), Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), Remo Freuler (Bologna), Ardon Jashari (AC Milan), Johan Manzambi (Freiburg), Fabian Rieder (Augsburg), Djibril Sow (Sevilla), Ruben Vargas (Sevilla), Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), Denis Zakaria (Monaco).

Forwards: Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), Breel Embolo (Rennes), Cedric Itten (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest), Noah Okafor (Leeds).

Manager: Murat Yakin

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