The World Cup 2026 will be the 23rd edition of the tournament but the first to feature 48 teams and three host countries: Canada, Mexico, and the USA.
The 2026 World Cup will start on June 11 in Mexico City and will end on July 19, 2026, in New Jersey.
The expanded 48-team tournament will last a record 39 days.
For the first time, the new format will feature 12 groups of four teams and a last-32 knockout round.
Group Phase
Gruppe A
Mexico
South Africa (CAF)
South Korea
No. 01 (tba)
Gruppe B
Canada
Qatar
Switzerland
No. 02 (tba)
Gruppe C
Brazil
Morocco (CAF)
Haiti
Scotland
Gruppe D
USA
Paraguay
Australia
No. 03 (tba)
Gruppe E
Germany
Curaçao
Ivory Coast (CAF)
Ecuador
Gruppe F
Netherlands
Japan
Tunisia (CAF)
No. 04 (tba)
Gruppe G
Belgium
Egypt (CAF)
Iran
New Zealand
Gruppe H
Spain
Cap Verde (CAF)
Saudi-Arabia
Uruguay
Gruppe I
France
Senegal (CAF)
Norway
No. 05 (tba)
Gruppe J
Argentina
Algeria (CAF)
Austria
Jordan
Gruppe K
Portugal
Uzbekistan
Colombia
No. 06 (tba)
Gruppe L
England
Croatia
Ghana (CAF)
Panama
