The pomp and circumstance from the awkward 2026 World Cup draw is over, and we now know which groups have which teams that will play each other in the group stage before moving on to the next round in the tournament hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
We've got one group that might be the easiest for the top teams to advance out of. There's one "Group of Death" that will be rough for the favorites. And the United States? We'll see if the USMNT can make it out of their group.
Here's the full list of groups after Friday's draw revealed them (and note that there will be six placeholders who will be decided next year in UEFA playoffs):
Group A
- Mexico
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Denmark/North Macedonia/Czechia/Ireland playoff winner
Group B
- Canada
- Italy/Northern Ireland/Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina playoff winner
- Qatar
- Switzerland
Group C
- Brazil
- Morocco
- Haiti
- Scotland
Group D
- United States
- Paraguay
- Australia
- Turkey/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo playoff winner
Group E
- Germany
- Curaçao
- Ivory Coast
- Ecuador
Group F
- Netherlands
- Japan
- Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania playoff winner
- Tunisia
Group G
- Belgium
- Egypt
- Iran
- New Zealand
Group H
- Spain
- Cabo Verde
- Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay
Group I
- France
- Senegal
- Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname playoff winner
- Norway
Group J
- Argentina
- Algeria
- Austria
- Jordan
Group K
- Portugal
- Congo DR/Jamaica/New Caledonia playoff winner
- Uzbekistan
- Colombia
Group L
- England
- Croatia
- Ghana
- Panama
This article originally appeared on For The Win: World Cup draw 2026 results: The complete group lists
Reporting by Charles Curtis, For The Win / For The Win
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