World Cup 2026 Groups

All 48 teams, drawn into 12 groups of four in Washington, D.C. on December 5, 2025 — the biggest field in World Cup history. Here's the complete group stage, A to L, with the five legends' nations highlighted in gold. The top two from every group, plus the eight best third-placed teams, advance to the new Round of 32.

AGroup A
🇲🇽MexicoHost
🇿🇦South Africa
🇰🇷South Korea
🇨🇿Czechia
BGroup B
🇨🇦CanadaHost
🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina
🇶🇦Qatar
🇨🇭Switzerland
CGroup C
🇧🇷BrazilNeymar Jr
🇲🇦Morocco
🇭🇹Haiti
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland
DGroup D
🇺🇸United StatesHost
🇵🇾Paraguay
🇦🇺Australia
🇹🇷Türkiye
EGroup E
🇩🇪Germany
🇨🇼Curaçao
🇨🇮Ivory Coast
🇪🇨Ecuador
FGroup F
🇳🇱Netherlands
🇯🇵Japan
🇸🇪Sweden
🇹🇳Tunisia
GGroup G
🇧🇪BelgiumKevin De Bruyne
🇪🇬Egypt
🇮🇷Iran
🇳🇿New Zealand
HGroup H
🇪🇸Spain
🇨🇻Cape Verde
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
🇺🇾Uruguay
IGroup I
🇫🇷France
🇸🇳Senegal
🇮🇶Iraq
🇳🇴Norway
JGroup J
🇦🇷ArgentinaLionel Messi
🇩🇿Algeria
🇦🇹Austria
🇯🇴Jordan
KGroup K
🇵🇹PortugalCristiano Ronaldo
🇨🇩DR Congo
🇺🇿Uzbekistan
🇨🇴Colombia
LGroup L
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England
🇭🇷CroatiaLuka Modrić
🇬🇭Ghana
🇵🇦Panama

How the 2026 format works — the Round of 32, explained →