2026 World Cup draw: these are all 12 first-round groups
At the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the draw for the expanded, 48-team 2026 World Cup was held on Friday.
Group A:
Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, UEFA playoff D
Group B:
Canada, UEFA playoff A, Switzerland, Qatar
Group C:
Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
Group D:
USMNT, Paraguay, Australia, UEFA playoff C
Group E:
Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curaçao
Group F:
Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, UEFA playoff B
Group G:
Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand
Group H:
Spain, Cabo Verde, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia
Group I:
France, Senegal, winner FIFA playoff 2, Norway
Group J:
Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
Group K:
Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan, FIFA playoff 1
Group L:
England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana
Who still has to qualify for the 2026 World Cup?
One team will emerge from each of the following six playoff paths - four from the final round of UEFA’s qualification process, and two from FIFA’s inter-confederation tournament:
- UEFA playoff path A: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales
- UEFA playoff path B: Albania, Poland, Sweden, Ukraine
- UEFA playoff path C: Kosovo, Romania, Slovakia, Turkey
- UEFA playoff path D: Czech Rep., Denmark, North Macedonia, Rep. of Ireland
- FIFA playoff path 1: DR Congo, Jamaica, New Caledonia
- FIFA playoff path 2: Bolivia, Iraq, Suriname
All of these playoff tournaments are to be held in March 2026.
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