A sign for the FIFA World Cup 2026 final draw is displayed outside the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2025. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
The draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway and the teams involved know their fate as far as the group stage of the tournament is concerned.
2026 World Cup draw
The draw has now concluded and there will be some intense competition in the group stage of the tournament. England will face arch-rivals Croatia, while Scotland are in a tricky group alongside Brazil and Morocco.
Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, UEFA Playoff D (possibly Republic of Ireland)
Group B: Canada, Qatar, Switzerland, UEFA Playoffs A (possibly Wales or Northern Ireland)
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
Group D: USA, Paraguay, Australia, UEFA Playoff C
Group E: Germany, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Curacao
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, UEFA Playoffs B
Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, Cape Verde
Group I: France, Senegal, Norway, FIFA Playoffs 2
Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, Uzbekistan, Colombia, FIFA Playoffs 1
Group L: England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana
2026 World Cup host city
Meanwhile, the city organizers involved in each group are currently being identified.
Group A: Guadalajara, Monterrey, Mexico City (Mexico), Atlanta (USA)
Group B: Toronto, Vancouver (Canada), Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle (USA)
Group C: Atlanta, Boston, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia (USA)
Group D: Vancouver (Canada), Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle (USA)
Group E: Toronto (Canada), Houston, Kansas, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia (USA)
Group F: Monterrey (Mexico), Dallas, Houston, Kansas (USA)
Group G: Vancouver (Canada), Los Angeles, Seattle (USA)
Group H: Guadalajara (Mexico), Atlanta, Houston, Miami (USA)
Group I: Toronto (Canada), Boston, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia (USA)
Group J: Dallas, Kansas, San Francisco (USA)
Group K: Guadalajara, Mexico City (Mexico), Atlanta, Houston, Miami (USA)
Group L: Toronto (Canada), Dallas, New York/New Jersey, Boston, Philadelphia (USA)
2026 World Cup Playoffs
The path to the playoffs is confirmed, with the winner advancing to the final group of the mega event. It will be interesting to see which teams from these groups ultimately manage to make it to the main tournament.
UEFA Playoffs A: Italy, Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland
UEFA Playoffs B: Ukraine, Poland, Albania, Sweden
UEFA Playoffs C: Türkiye, Slovakia, Kosovo, Romania
UEFA Playoffs D: Denmark, Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland, North Macedonia
FIFA Playoffs 1: Democratic Republic of Congo, Jamaica, New Caledonia
FIFA Playoffs 2: Iraq, Bolivia, Suriname
