The countdown to the 2026 FIFA World Cup is on, Canada.
Each group for the 48-team tournament, the largest in the competition’s history, was finalized with the draw on Friday at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington , D.C., cementing which nations will take the pitch in Toronto and Vancouver when the world’s greatest game arrives next summer.
Here’s a look at the 2026 World Cup groups:
Group A
Mexico
South Africa
Korea Republic
Winner of UEFA Playoff D (Denmark, North Macedonia, Czechia, Ireland)
Group B
Canada
Winner of UEFA Playoff A (Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Qatar
Switzerland
Group C
Brazil
Morocco
Haiti
Scotland
Group D
United States
Paraguay
Australia
Winner of UEFA Playoff C (Türkiye, Romania, Slovakia, Kosovo)
Group E
Ger

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