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
- MéxicoCONCACAF
- SudáfricaCAF
- Corea del SurAFC
- ChequiaUEFA
Ciudad de México · Guadalajara · Atlanta · +1Schedule, table and host cities - B6 matches
- CanadáCONCACAF
- SuizaUEFA
- CatarAFC
- BosniaUEFA
Toronto · Santa Clara · Inglewood · +2Schedule, table and host cities - C6 matches
- BrasilCONMEBOL
- MarruecosCAF
- HaitíCONCACAF
- EscociaUEFA
East Rutherford · Foxborough · Philadelphia · +2Schedule, table and host cities - D6 matches
- Estados UnidosCONCACAF
- ParaguayCONMEBOL
- AustraliaAFC
- TurquíaUEFA
Inglewood · Vancouver · Seattle · +1Schedule, table and host cities - E6 matches
- AlemaniaUEFA
- CurazaoCONCACAF
- Costa de MarfilCAF
- EcuadorCONMEBOL
Houston · Philadelphia · Toronto · +2Schedule, table and host cities - F6 matches
- Países BajosUEFA
- JapónAFC
- TúnezCAF
- SueciaUEFA
Arlington · Monterrey · Houston · +1Schedule, table and host cities - G6 matches
- BélgicaUEFA
- EgiptoCAF
- IránAFC
- Nueva ZelandaOFC
Seattle · Inglewood · VancouverSchedule, table and host cities - H6 matches
- EspañaUEFA
- Cabo VerdeCAF
- Arabia SaudíAFC
- UruguayCONMEBOL
Atlanta · Miami Gardens · Houston · +1Schedule, table and host cities - I6 matches
- FranciaUEFA
- SenegalCAF
- NoruegaUEFA
- IrakAFC
East Rutherford · Foxborough · Philadelphia · +1Schedule, table and host cities - J6 matches
- ArgentinaCONMEBOL
- ArgeliaCAF
- AustriaUEFA
- JordaniaAFC
Kansas City · Santa Clara · ArlingtonSchedule, table and host cities - K6 matches
- PortugalUEFA
- UzbekistánAFC
- ColombiaCONMEBOL
- RD del CongoCAF
Houston · Ciudad de México · Guadalajara · +2Schedule, table and host cities - L6 matches
- InglaterraUEFA
- CroaciaUEFA
- GhanaCAF
- PanamáCONCACAF
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.