Following is the draw for next year’s 48-team World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
GROUP A
Mexico
South Africa
South Korea
European Playoff D (Czechia/Denmark/North Macedonia
/Republic of Ireland)
GROUP B
Canada
European Playoff A (Bosnia and Herzegovina/Italy/Northern Ireland
/Wales)
Qatar
Switzerland
GROUP C
Brazil
Morocco
Haiti
Scotland
GROUP D
United States
Paraguay
Australia
European Playoff C (Kosovo/Romania/Slovakia/Türkiye)
GROUP E
Germany
Curacao
Ivory Coast
Ecuador
GROUP F
Netherlands
Japan
European Playoff B (Albania/Poland/Sweden/Ukraine)
Tunisia
GROUP G
Belgium
Egypt
Iran
New Zealand
GROUP H
Spain
Cape Verde
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay
GROUP I
France
Senegal
FIFA Playoff 2 (Bolivia/Iraq/Suriname)
Norway
GROUP J
Argentina
Algeria
Austria
Jordan
GROUP K
Portugal
FIFA Playoff 1 (Congo DR/Jamaica/New Caledonia)
Uzbekistan
Colombia
GROUP L
England
Croatia
Ghana
Panama
The top two teams from each section and eight best third-place teams from the groups will progress to the Round of 32 at FIFA World Cup 2026.
Six of the 48 teams at FIFA World Cup 2026 have yet to be determined, and will only be known in March 2026.
Four will come from the 16-team UEFA play-offs, which will be contested by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czechia, Denmark, Italy, Kosovo, Northern Ireland, North Macedonia, Poland, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Türkiye, Ukraine and Wales.
The other two spots will be contested by six teams – Bolivia, Congo DR, Iraq, Jamaica, New Caledonia and Suriname – at the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Play-Off Tournament
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