The 2026 World Cup draw has produced a number of exciting matchups in the group stage, which will feature 48 teams for the first time in history.
The tournament, to be held in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, will see the largest number of Arab teams participating in history, with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, and Jordan all qualifying.
As usual, the top two teams from each group will advance, but this time the top eight teams will also progress to the Round of 32.
Let’s take a quick look at the 2026 World Cup draw results and group stage draw.
2026 World Cup Groups
Group A: Mexico – South Africa – South Korea – (Macedonia, Denmark, Czech Republic, or Republic of Ireland)
Group B: Canada – (Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales, or Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Qatar – Switzerland
Group C: Brazil – Morocco – Haiti – Scotland
Group D: USA – Paraguay – Australia – (Turkey, Romania, Slovakia, or Kosovo)
Group E: Germany – Curaçao – Ivory Coast – Ecuador
Group F: Netherlands – Japan – (Ukraine, Sweden, Albania, Poland) – Tunisia
Group G: Belgium – Egypt – Iran – New Zealand
Group H: Spain – Cape Verde – Saudi Arabia – Uruguay
Group I: France – Senegal – (Iraq, Bolivia, or Suriname) – Norway
Group J: Argentina – Algeria – Austria – Jordan
Group K: Portugal – (Congo, Jamaica, or New Caledonia) – Uzbekistan – Colombia
Group L: England – Croatia – Ghana – Panama
