12 groups · 48 teams · 72 group matches
The 12 groups of
the 2026 World Cup
Final draw held on 5 December 2025 at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. The top 2 from each group plus the 8 best third-placed sides go through, 32 teams in total to a brand-new round of 32 never seen before at a World Cup.
- A6 matches
- PJPts
- México39
- Sudáfrica34
- Corea del Sur33
- Chequia31
Ciudad de México · Guadalajara · Atlanta · +1Schedule, table and host cities - B6 matchesToronto · Santa Clara · Inglewood · +2Schedule, table and host cities
- C6 matchesEast Rutherford · Foxborough · Philadelphia · +2Schedule, table and host cities
- D6 matches
- PJPts
- Estados Unidos36
- Australia34
- Paraguay34
- Turquía33
Inglewood · Vancouver · Seattle · +1Schedule, table and host cities - E6 matches
- PJPts
- Alemania36
- Costa de Marfil36
- Ecuador34
- Curazao31
Houston · Philadelphia · Toronto · +2Schedule, table and host cities - F6 matches
- PJPts
- Países Bajos37
- Japón35
- Suecia34
- Túnez30
Arlington · Monterrey · Houston · +1Schedule, table and host cities - G6 matches
- PJPts
- Bélgica35
- Egipto35
- Irán33
- Nueva Zelanda31
Seattle · Inglewood · VancouverSchedule, table and host cities - H6 matches
- PJPts
- España37
- Cabo Verde33
- Uruguay32
- Arabia Saudí32
Atlanta · Miami Gardens · Houston · +1Schedule, table and host cities - I6 matchesEast Rutherford · Foxborough · Philadelphia · +1Schedule, table and host cities
- J6 matchesKansas City · Santa Clara · ArlingtonSchedule, table and host cities
- K6 matches
- PJPts
- Colombia37
- Portugal35
- RD del Congo34
- Uzbekistán30
Houston · Ciudad de México · Guadalajara · +2Schedule, table and host cities - L6 matches
- PJPts
- Inglaterra37
- Croacia36
- Ghana34
- Panamá30
Arlington · Toronto · Foxborough · +2Schedule, table and host cities
How teams qualify for the round of 32
48 teams, 32 to the knockout stage
Each group plays 6 matches in a round-robin (everyone vs everyone). The top two of every group (24 teams) and the eight best third-placed sides across the 12 groups advance — 32 teams in total — to the new Round of 32, played from 28 June to 3 July.