The 2026 World Cup draw was held on December 5, 2025
The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw is complete, with all 12 groups for next summer’s tournament locked in.
Now that all 42 qualified nations, as well as those battling for the final six spots via European and intercontinental playoffs, have their first look at the path to lifting the World Cup trophy on July 19, which teams will be feeling the most optimistic about their chances?
Let’s dive into the entire 48-team field.
Group A
Mexico
South Africa
South Korea
European Playoff D (Denmark, North Macedonia, Czechia, Ireland)
Group B
Canada
European Playoff A (Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales, Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Qatar
Switzerland
Group C
Brazil
Morocco
Haiti
Scotland
Group D
United States
Paraguay
Australia
European Playoff C (Türkiye, Romania, Slovakia, Kosovo)
Group E
Germany
Curaçao
Ivory Coast
Ecuador
Group F
Netherlands
Japan
European Playoff B (Ukraine, Sweden, Poland, Albania)
Tunisia
Group G
Belgium
Egypt
Iran
New Zealand
Group H
Spain
Cape Verde
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay
Group I
France
Senegal
FIFA Intercontinental Playoff Tournament 2 (Bolivia, Suriname, Iraq)
Norway
Group J
Argentina
Algeria
Austria
Jordan
Group K
Portugal
FIFA Intercontinental Playoff Tournament 1 (Jamaica, New Caledonia, DR Congo)
Uzbekistan
Colombia
Group L
England
Croatia
Ghana
Panama
