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·5 December 2025

World Cup 2026: Italy’s possible group rivals if they qualify

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The draws have just concluded at the JFK Center in Washington, where the groups for the 2026 World Cup in America, Mexico, and Canada have been decided.

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This afternoon, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, the group stage draw for the 2026 World Cup, which will take place in America, Mexico, and Canada, was held.


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Italy, still not qualified, will be called upon in March to secure two victories in the playoffs in order to try to grab a ticket to cross the ocean.

Among the most interesting group pairings are certainly the matches between: Brazil and Morocco, Spain and Uruguay, France and Norway, and England against Croatia.

As for Italy, if they advance through the Playoffs, in their group they will face Switzerland, Canada, and Qatar.

Here are the remaining groups drawn:

GROUP A – Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Playoff D Winner (Denmark, North Macedonia, Ireland, Czech Republic)

GROUP B – Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, Playoff A Winner (ITALY, Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Wales)

GROUP C – Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti

GROUP D – United States, Australia, Paraguay, Playoff C Winner (Turkey, Romania, Slovakia, Kosovo)

GROUP E – Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curacao

GROUP F – Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, Playoff B Winner (Ukraine, Sweden, Poland, Albania)

GROUP G – Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand

GROUP H – Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde

GROUP I – France, Senegal, Norway, Playoff 2 Winner (Bolivia, Suriname, Iraq)

GROUP J – Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Jordan

GROUP K – Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Playoff 1 Winner (New Caledonia, Jamaica, Democratic Republic of the Congo)

GROUP L – England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana

Raffaele Morra

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