2026 World Cup Draw Concluded: See The Groups

The 2026 World Cup draw was conducted today at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC, USA, involving all qualified 42 teams so far with provisions for the remaining six teams pending the intercontinental playoffs in March 2026.

U.S. President Donald Trump and President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney were in attendance

Here is how the various teams ended up in each group

Group A

• Mexico
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Winner of Playoff involving Denmark / North Macedonia / Czechia / Republic of Ireland.

Group B

• Canada
• Qatar
• Switzerland
• Winner of Playoff involving Italy/ Northern Ireland / Wales / Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Group C

• Brazil
• Morocco
• Haiti
• Scotland

Group D

• USA
• Paraquay
• Australia
• Winner of playoff involving Turkiye / Romania / Slovakia / Kosovo.

Group E

• Germany
• Curacao
• Cote D’Ivoire
• Ecuador

Group F

• Netherlands
• Japan
• winner of playoff involving Ukraine / Sweden / Poland / Albania
• Tunisia

Group G

• Belgium
• Egypt
• Iran 3
• New Zealand

Group H

• Spain
• Capo Verde
• Saudi Arabia
• Uruguay 4

Group I

• France
• Senegal
• Norway
• Winner of Intercontinental Playoff between Iraq / Bolivia / Suriname

Group J

• Argentina
• Algeria
• Austria
• Jordan

Group K

• Portugal
• Winner of the Playoff involving Congo DR / Jamaica / New Caledonia
• Uzbekistan
• Colombia

Group L

• England
• Croatia
• Ghana
• Panama