The draw determined the 42 teams that will compete for the World Cup trophy. Six teams remain to be decided in the playoffs.
The 12 groups of four teams each that will compete in the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada were formed after Friday’s draw in Washington, D.C., under the watchful eye of Donald Trump. Only six teams remain to be determined, which must still go through the playoffs and the distribution, this Saturday, of the venues where each group will play. The champion, Argentina, is in an “easy” group. France, the runner-up, is in one of the “groups of death.”
2026 World Cup Groups: Here’s how they were decided
This is how the 12 groups ended up, with only the 6 teams that will come out of the playoffs still to be decided.
Group A
Mexico
South Africa
South Korea
Winner of Play-Off D
Group B
Canada
Winner of Play-Off A
Qatar
Switzerland
Group C
Brazil
Morocco
Haiti
Scotland
Group D
United States
Australia
Paraguay
Winner of Play-Off C
Group E
Germany
Curaçao
Ivory Coast
Ecuador
Group F
Netherlands
Japan
Winner of Play-Off B
Tunisia
Group G
Belgium
Iran
Egypt
New Zealand
Group H
Spain
Cape Verde
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay
Group I
France
Senegal
Winner of Play-Off 2
Norway
Group J
Argentina
Austria
Algeria
Jordan
Group K
Portugal
Colombia
Uzbekistan
Winner of Play-Off 1
Group L
England
Croatia
Ghana
Panama