Team Spirit and NAVI win openers in group stage at IEM Kraków 2026

Opening round of Group A at IEM Kraków 2026 in Poland has concluded, bringing four teams one step closer to advancing to the final stage of the event.

In the first round of the bracket, FUT defeated FURIA, G2 bested The MongolZ, NAVI bested PARIVISION, while Team Spirit got the better of Astralis. The losing teams dropped to the lower bracket, while the winners advanced to the winners' round.

Notably, three teams from each group will advance to the IEM Kraków 2026 playoffs: the winners will go directly to the semi-finals, while the squad that take second and third places will advance to the quarter-finals.

The current Group A bracket looks as follows:

The full schedule and live broadcasts of IEM Kraków 2026 matches are available on the tournament's page via this link.