MIAMI – The six Concacaf nations participating in the FIFA World Cup 2026 have learned their opponents.
Teams were drawn into 12 groups during Friday’s draw in Washington, D.C. The event determined the group stage matchups and subsequent ties for the expanded 48-team edition, which will be hosted in Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America.
The three co-hosts were assigned to positions A1 (Mexico), B1 (Canada), and D1 (USA), as previously announced during the match schedule release. Panama, Curaçao, and Haiti qualified by winning their groups in the Final Round of the Concacaf Qualifiers.
Group A:
Mexico, South Africa, Korea Republic, UEFA Play-off D
Group B:
Canada, UEFA Play-off A, Qatar, Switzerland
Group C:
Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
Group D:
USA, Paraguay, Australia, UEFA Play-off C
Group E:
Germany, Curaçao, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador
Group F:
Netherlands, Japan, UEFA Play-off B, Tunisia
Group G:
Belgium, Egypt, IR Iran, New Zealand
Group H:
Spain, Cabo Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
Group I:
France, Senegal, FIFA Play-Off Pathway 2, Norway
Group J:
Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
Group K:
Portugal, FIFA Play-Off Pathway 1, Uzbekistan, Colombia
Group L:
England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama
Two additional Concacaf nations can still qualify through the FIFA Play-Off Tournament next March in Mexico. Jamaica (Pathway 1) and Suriname (Pathway 2) will aim to complete their qualification campaigns and advance along their respective paths.
The top two teams in each group, along with the eight best third-place teams, will advance to the Round of 32. From that stage onward, the competition will be played in a knockout format.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 will take place from June 11 to July 19, across 16 host cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America.
