The 2026 World Cup

48 teams, 12 groups, 104 matches across the United States, Canada and Mexico — the biggest World Cup ever played.

Group stage 11–27 June · Final 19 July

48
teams
12
groups of four
104
matches
3
host nations

The 12 groups

Group A

  • Mexico
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Czechia

Group B

  • Canada
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Qatar
  • Switzerland

Group C

  • Brazil
  • Morocco
  • Haiti
  • Scotland

Group D

  • United States
  • Paraguay
  • Australia
  • Türkiye

Group E

  • Germany
  • Curaçao
  • Ivory Coast
  • Ecuador

Group F

  • Netherlands
  • Japan
  • Sweden
  • Tunisia

Group G

  • Belgium
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • New Zealand

Group H

  • Spain
  • Cape Verde
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Uruguay

Group I

  • France
  • Senegal
  • Iraq
  • Norway

Group J

  • Argentina
  • Algeria
  • Austria
  • Jordan

Group K

  • Portugal
  • DR Congo
  • Uzbekistan
  • Colombia

Group L

  • England
  • Croatia
  • Ghana
  • Panama