Group stage
12 groups, 48 teams, 72 matches
The expanded 2026 format splits the 48 qualifiers into 12 groups of four. The top two teams from each group plus the eight best third-place finishers advance to the Round of 32.
Group
A
- Czech Republic
- Mexico
- South Africa
- South Korea
Group
B
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Canada
- Qatar
- Switzerland
Group
C
- Brazil
- Haiti
- Morocco
- Scotland
Group
D
- Australia
- Paraguay
- Turkey
- USA
Group
E
- Curaรงao
- Ecuador
- Germany
- Ivory Coast
Group
F
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Sweden
- Tunisia
Group
G
- Belgium
- Egypt
- Iran
- New Zealand
Group
H
- Cape Verde
- Saudi Arabia
- Spain
- Uruguay
Group
I
- France
- Iraq
- Norway
- Senegal
Group
J
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Austria
- Jordan
Group
K
- Colombia
- DR Congo
- Portugal
- Uzbekistan
Group
L
- Croatia
- England
- Ghana
- Panama