Now the 2026 World Cup is taking shape. With the playoffs practically closed – waiting for the last ticket between Bolivia and Iraq – we have the 12 groups of the first World Cup with 48 teams.

After months of qualifiers around the world, last-day drama and a playoff that finished the job, the tournament, organized by the United States, Mexico and Canada, will debut a format in which the top two from each group and the eight best third-placed teams will advance.

What are the groups for the 2026 World Cup?

Sweden, Turkey, Czech Republic, Bosnia, DR Congo and Iraq or Bolivia are the last teams to qualify for the World Cup after the UEFA and Intercontinental Play-offs on Tuesday, March 31.

This is how the groups for the tournament look like:

Group A

• Mexico
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Czech Republic

Group B

• Canada
• Bosnia
• Qatar
• Switzerland

Group C

• Brazil
• Morocco
• Haiti
• Scotland

Group D

• United States
• Paraguay
• Australia
• Turkey

Group E

• Germany
• Curaao
• Ivory Coast
• Ecuador

Group F

• Netherlands
• Japan
• Sweden
• Tunisia

Group G

• Belgium
• Egypt
• Iran
• New Zealand

Group H

• Spain
• Cape Verde
• Saudi Arabia
• Uruguay

Group I

• France
• Senegal
• Iraq/Bolivia
• Norway

Group J

• Argentina
• Algeria
• Austria
• Jordan

Group K

• Portugal
• DR Congo
• Uzbekistan
• Colombia

Group L

• England
• Croatia
• Ghana
• Panama

The World Cup dream is more alive than ever