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| # | Standings | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 |  South Africa | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Czechia | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 1 |  Switzerland | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 |  Canada | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Qatar | 3 | -8 | 1 |
| 1 |  Brazil | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 |  Morocco | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Scotland | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 |  Haiti | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| 1 |  USA | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 |  Australia | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Paraguay | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Türkiye | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 1 |  Germany | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 |  Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Curaçao | 3 | -8 | 1 |
| 1 |  Netherlands | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 |  Japan | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 |  Sweden | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Tunisia | 3 | -10 | 0 |
| 1 |  Belgium | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 |  Egypt | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  New Zealand | 3 | -6 | 1 |
| 1 |  Spain | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 |  Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Uruguay | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| 1 |  France | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 |  Norway | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Senegal | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Iraq | 3 | -11 | 0 |
| 1 |  Argentina | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 |  Austria | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Algeria | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Jordan | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| 1 |  Colombia | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 |  Portugal | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 |  Congo DR | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan | 3 | -9 | 0 |
| 1 |  England | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 |  Croatia | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  Ghana | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Panama | 3 | -4 | 0 |
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