A RETRO WORLD CUP ARCHIVE _
Welcome to my archive. Read freely, explore widely, and try not to ask who wins. I'm a historian, not a fortune-teller - and making sense of the past is challenging enough already.
HISTORICAL EDITION · EST. 2026 · NO BETTING · NO PREDICTIONS · ONLY HISTORY
Bracket wired from results — each tie feeds the round its winner played next. Semi-finals & final are empty archive slots until those records are excavated.
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEX | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| RSA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| KOR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| CZE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUI | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| CAN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 |
| BIH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| QAT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 1 |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
| MAR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| SCO | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| HAI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| AUS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| PAR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| TUR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 |
| CIV | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| ECU | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| CUW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 1 |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 |
| JPN | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| SWE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| TUN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0 |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| EGY | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| IRN | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| NZL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| CPV | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| URU | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| KSA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 |
| NOR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
| SEN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
| IRQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 0 |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 |
| AUT | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| ALG | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| JOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| POR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
| COD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| UZB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| CRO | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| GHA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| PAN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
Standings computed live from the 6 group results (W/D/L · goals · points). Top two of each group are highlighted — they advanced to the knockouts.
104 matches catalogued · more being excavated from the historical sediment
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