FIFA World Cup 2026: Full List Of Teams And Groups. FIFA World Cup 2026, hosted by Mexico, Canada and the USA, kicking off on June 11, in Mexico City. 48 teams, divided into 12 groups of four, will take part in FIFA 2026. The top two teams and the eight best third-placed teams advance to a 32-team knockout round. The expanded tournament will run for 37 days, featuring a record 104 matches.
The tournament will take place in 16 cities – 11 in the US, three in Mexico and two in Canada. Mexico will face South Africa in Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca in the FIFA 2026 opener.
Iraq and Congo were the last two teams to confirm their places in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Bosnia-Herzegovina knocked out four-time winner Italy.
Four countries, Curacao, Cape Verde, Jordan, and Uzbekistan, are set to make their Football World Cup debuts on June 11.
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Based on projections, Group I (Norway, Iraq, France, Senegal) is the group of death of the tournament.
FIFA World Cup 2026: Full List Of Teams And Groups
Group A- Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Czechia
Group B- Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Croup C- Scotland, Brazil, Morocco, Haiti
Group D- USA, Turkiye, Australia, Paraguay
Group E- Ecuador, Curacao, Germany, Ivory Coast
Group F- Tunisia, Japan, Sweden, Netherlands
Group G- Iran, Belgium, Egypt, New Zealand
Group H- Uruguay, Cape Verde, Spain, Saudi Arabia
Group I- Norway, Iraq, France, Senegal
Group J- Austria, Argentina, Jordan, Algeria
Group K- Colombia, Portugal, Uzbekistan, Congo
Group L- Panama, England, Croatia, Ghana