{"id":31030,"date":"2025-12-05T16:21:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T21:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/2026-fifa-world-cup-draw-england-vs-croatia-scotland-vs-brazil-in-group-stage\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T16:21:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T21:21:17","slug":"2026-fifa-world-cup-draw-england-vs-croatia-scotland-vs-brazil-in-group-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/2026-fifa-world-cup-draw-england-vs-croatia-scotland-vs-brazil-in-group-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 FIFA World Cup draw: England vs. Croatia, Scotland vs. Brazil in group stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/2026-fifa-world-cup-draw-england-vs-croatia-scotland-vs-brazil-in-group-stage\/#2026_World_Cup_draw\" >2026 World Cup draw<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/2026-fifa-world-cup-draw-england-vs-croatia-scotland-vs-brazil-in-group-stage\/#2026_World_Cup_host_city\" >2026 World Cup host city<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/2026-fifa-world-cup-draw-england-vs-croatia-scotland-vs-brazil-in-group-stage\/#2026_World_Cup_Playoffs\" >2026 World Cup Playoffs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>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)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>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. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2026_World_Cup_draw\"><\/span><b>2026 World Cup draw<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><b>Group A: <\/b>Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, UEFA Playoff D (possibly Republic of Ireland)<\/p>\n<p><b>Group B:<\/b> Canada, Qatar, Switzerland, UEFA Playoffs A (possibly Wales or Northern Ireland)<\/p>\n<p><b>Group C: <\/b>Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti<\/p>\n<p><b>Group D:<\/b> USA, Paraguay, Australia, UEFA Playoff C<\/p>\n<p><b>Group E: <\/b>Germany, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Curacao<\/p>\n<p><b>Group F: <\/b>Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, UEFA Playoffs B<\/p>\n<p><b>Group G: <\/b>Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand<\/p>\n<p><b>Group H:<\/b> Spain, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, Cape Verde<\/p>\n<p><b>Group I: <\/b>France, Senegal, Norway, FIFA Playoffs 2<\/p>\n<p><b>Group J: <\/b>Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan<\/p>\n<p><b>Group K: <\/b>Portugal, Uzbekistan, Colombia, FIFA Playoffs 1<\/p>\n<p><b>Group L: <\/b>England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2026_World_Cup_host_city\"><\/span>2026 World Cup host city<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, the city organizers involved in each group are currently being identified.<\/p>\n<p><b>Group A: <\/b>Guadalajara, Monterrey, Mexico City (Mexico), Atlanta (USA)<\/p>\n<p><b>Group B: <\/b>Toronto, Vancouver (Canada), Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle (USA)<\/p>\n<p><b>Group C: <\/b>Atlanta, Boston, Miami, New York\/New Jersey, Philadelphia (USA)<\/p>\n<p><b>Group D: <\/b>Vancouver (Canada), Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle (USA)<\/p>\n<p><b>Group E: <\/b>Toronto (Canada), Houston, Kansas, New York\/New Jersey, Philadelphia (USA)<\/p>\n<p><b>Group F:<\/b> Monterrey (Mexico), Dallas, Houston, Kansas (USA)<\/p>\n<p><b>Group G:<\/b> Vancouver (Canada), Los Angeles, Seattle (USA)<\/p>\n<p><b>Group H:<\/b> Guadalajara (Mexico), Atlanta, Houston, Miami (USA)<\/p>\n<p><b>Group I:<\/b> Toronto (Canada), Boston, New York\/New Jersey, Philadelphia (USA)<\/p>\n<p><b>Group J:<\/b> Dallas, Kansas, San Francisco (USA)<\/p>\n<p><b>Group K: <\/b>Guadalajara, Mexico City (Mexico), Atlanta, Houston, Miami (USA)<\/p>\n<p><b>Group L:<\/b> Toronto (Canada), Dallas, New York\/New Jersey, Boston, Philadelphia (USA)<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2026_World_Cup_Playoffs\"><\/span>2026 World Cup Playoffs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><b>UEFA Playoffs A: <\/b>Italy, Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland<\/p>\n<p><b>UEFA Playoffs B: <\/b>Ukraine, Poland, Albania, Sweden<\/p>\n<p><b>UEFA Playoffs C:<\/b> T\u00fcrkiye, Slovakia, Kosovo, Romania<\/p>\n<p><b>UEFA Playoffs D: <\/b>Denmark, Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland, North Macedonia<\/p>\n<p><b>FIFA Playoffs 1:<\/b> Democratic Republic of Congo, Jamaica, New Caledonia<\/p>\n<p><b>FIFA Playoffs 2:<\/b> Iraq, Bolivia, Suriname<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sign for the FIFA World Cup 2026 final draw is displayed outside the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2025. 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