Results of the Group Stage Draw for the 2026 World Cup
The draw for the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, which will be held from June 11 to July 19 in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, has been completed. For the first time, 48 national teams will participate, divided into 12 groups of four teams each. “Championat” presents the results of the draw.
Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, European playoff – Path D (Denmark / North Macedonia / Czech Republic / Ireland).
Group B: Canada, Qatar, Switzerland, European playoff – Path A (Italy / Northern Ireland / Wales / Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland.
Group D: USA, Paraguay, Australia, European playoff – Path C (Turkey / Romania / Slovakia / Kosovo).
Group E: Germany, Curaçao, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador.
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, European playoff – Path B (Ukraine / Sweden / Poland / Albania).
Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand.
Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay.
Group I: France, Senegal, Norway, intercontinental playoffs – Path 2 (Bolivia / Suriname / Iraq).
Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan.
Group K: Portugal, Uzbekistan, Colombia, intercontinental playoffs – Path 1 (New Caledonia / Jamaica / DR Congo).
Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama.
As of now, 42 teams have secured their place in the 2026 World Cup. Six more teams will be determined based on playoff matches at the end of March 2026.
Not only the top two teams from each group will advance, but also most of the third-place teams (the best eight out of twelve). The playoffs will begin with the Round of 32.
