All 48 Teams โ€” FIFA World Cup 2026

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the first edition to feature 48 national teams divided into 12 groups of four. Hosted jointly by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, the tournament runs from June 11 to July 19, 2026.

Tournament Format

48
Teams
12
Groups
104
Total Matches
3
Host Countries

For the first time in World Cup history, 48 teams compete. The group stage features 12 groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams from each group plus the 8 best third-placed teams advance to the Round of 32, introducing a new knockout round to the competition.

Teams by Confederation

ConfederationRegionAllocated Slots
UEFA
Europe16
CAF
Africa9
AFC
Asia8
CONMEBOL
South America6
CONCACAF
North/Central America & Caribbean6
OFC
Oceania1
Playoffs
Inter-confederation2

* 2 playoff spots are contested between confederations pending inter-confederation playoff results (March 2026). Some teams in the draw are still TBD.

Teams by Group

42 confirmed teams shown

Group A

3 teams
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ
Mexico
Group A
MEX๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
South Africa
Group A
RSA๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท
South Korea
Group A
KOR

Group B

3 teams
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Canada
Group B
CAN๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Qatar
Group B
QAT๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Switzerland
Group B
SUI

Group C

4 teams
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
Brazil
Group C
BRA๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡น
Haiti
Group C
HAI๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Morocco
Group C
MAR๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Scotland
Group C
SCO

Group D

3 teams
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
Australia
Group D
AUS๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ
Paraguay
Group D
PAR๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
United States
Group D
USA

Group E

4 teams
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผ
Curaรงao
Group E
CUR๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ
Ecuador
Group E
ECU๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
Germany
Group E
GER๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Ivory Coast
Group E
CIV

Group F

3 teams
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
Japan
Group F
JPN๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Netherlands
Group F
NED๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ
Tunisia
Group F
TUN

Group G

4 teams
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
Belgium
Group G
BEL๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ
Egypt
Group G
EGY๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท
Iran
Group G
IRN๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
New Zealand
Group G
NZL

Group H

4 teams
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ป
Cape Verde
Group H
CPV๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Saudi Arabia
Group H
KSA๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
Spain
Group H
ESP๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ
Uruguay
Group H
URU

Group I

3 teams
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
France
Group I
FRA๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด
Norway
Group I
NOR๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Senegal
Group I
SEN

Group J

4 teams
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Algeria
Group J
ALG๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท
Argentina
Group J
ARG๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น
Austria
Group J
AUT๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด
Jordan
Group J
JOR

Group K

3 teams
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
Colombia
Group K
COL๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น
Portugal
Group K
POR๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Uzbekistan
Group K
UZB

Group L

4 teams
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท
Croatia
Group L
CRO๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
England
Group L
ENG๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Ghana
Group L
GHA๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Panama
Group L
PAN
Note: Some teams are listed as TBD pending the outcome of the FIFA inter-confederation playoffs scheduled for March 2026. Those spots are not shown until confirmed. The full draw for World Cup 2026 was conducted on December 5, 2024 in Miami.