Not all groups are created equal.
This chart shows the average opponent ranking each national team is set to face in the 2026 World Cup group stage — from the toughest groups (lowest average ranking) to the easiest (highest average ranking).
Who landed in the “group of death”… and who got the easiest draw? 👀
by rpestana78
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Weird that both teams I’ll be cheering – Scotland and Czech Republic – have similarly tough groups according to this graphic *and* [similarly awful kickoff times](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1s9cl7p/oc_world_cup_2026_local_kickoff_times/)
2 opponents could be very difficult, both being top 10, but Haiti’s really low ranking makes it basically average
Dreading the absolute horror terrorist showing that Scotland vs Haiti will be, I can see us doing something daft like scraping a 2-1 win whilst Morocco and Brazil take about 9 each off them