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·8 December 2025

World Cup 2026: The official and complete group stage schedule

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World Cup 2026: The full program of group stage matches

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The American capital, Washington, hosted last Friday the official draw ceremony for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, unveiling the final composition of the twelve groups that will set the stage for the planet's biggest football event.

The 2026 World Cup will take place across the United States, Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, with an unprecedented 48 teams participating, compared to 32 in previous editions since 1998.

Groups for the 2026 World Cup

Here is the full breakdown of the 2026 World Cup groups as revealed during the official draw:

  1. Group A: South Africa, Mexico, (Czech Republic / Ireland / North Macedonia / Denmark), South Korea
  2. Group B: Qatar, Switzerland, (Bosnia / Wales / Northern Ireland / Italy), Canada
  3. Group C: Haiti, Scotland, Brazil, Morocco
  4. Group D: Australia, United States, (Slovakia / Kosovo / Romania / Turkey), Paraguay
  5. Group E: Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Curaçao, Germany
  6. Group F: Tunisia, Japan, (Albania / Poland / Sweden / Ukraine), Netherlands
  7. Group G: Egypt, Iran, New Zealand, Belgium
  8. Group H: Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, Spain
  9. Group I: Norway, Senegal, (Bolivia / Suriname / Iraq), France
  10. Group J: Jordan, Algeria, Austria, Argentina
  11. Group L: Ghana, Panama, Croatia, England

Below, we present the complete schedule for the 2026 World Cup group stage encounters:

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