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Group F is a minefield: our call on the toughest draw

On paper it's the group of death. In practice it's the group of doubt – and doubt is exactly where leagues are won.

11 Jun 2026 · 4 min read

Every tournament hands you one group where the obvious two qualifiers aren't obvious at all. This year it's Group F, where three sides could all plausibly top it and the fourth is good enough to mug any of them on a bad night.

Who actually goes through

The consensus will split the top two between the two highest-ranked names. We think that's a trap: the schedule hands the third seed the kinder run-in, and a single draw on matchday two reshuffles the whole table. If you want an edge, this is the group to be brave in.

Back the form side to top it, pencil the upset for second, and you'll already be ahead of the half of your league that copied the rankings straight off the page.

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