Full list of confirmed teams and fixtures for FIFA football tournament after qualifiers

The 48 teams who will take part in the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico have been confirmed.

DR Congo and Iraq were the final teams to reach the tournament, advancing shortly after play-off wins for Turkiye, Czechia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sweden in European qualifying.

Curacao, Cape Verde, Uzbekistan and Jordan are making their World Cup debuts. Argentina are the defending champions.

101GreatGoals.com has the full confirmed groups and fixtures for the World Cup. All times are BST unless otherwise stated. Asterisk denotes matches starting the following day.

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2026 FIFA World Cup Group A teams, fixtures2026 FIFA World Cup Group B teams, fixtures2026 FIFA World Cup Group C teams, fixtures2026 FIFA World Cup Group D teams, fixtures2026 FIFA World Cup Group E teams, fixtures2026 FIFA World Cup Group F teams, fixtures2026 FIFA World Cup Group G teams, fixtures2026 FIFA World Cup Group H teams, fixtures2026 FIFA World Cup Group I teams, fixtures2026 FIFA World Cup Group J teams, fixtures2026 FIFA World Cup Group K teams, fixtures2026 FIFA World Cup Group L teams, fixturesWhen is the FIFA World Cup knockout stage?Analysis: Who are favourites to win the World Cup?

2026 FIFA World Cup Group A teams, fixtures

TeamFIFA RankingMexico16South Korea22South Africa60Czechia43

June 11: Mexico 2-0 South Africa (Mexico City)

June 12: South Korea 2-1 Czechia (Guadalajara)

June 18: Czechia vs South Africa (Atlanta, 17:00)

June 19: Mexico vs South Korea (Guadalajara, 02:00*)

June 25: Czechia vs Mexico (Mexico City, 02:00*)

June 25: South Africa vs South Korea (Monterrey, 02:00*)

2026 FIFA World Cup Group B teams, fixtures

TeamFIFA RankingCanada29Switzerland18Qatar56Bosnia and Herzegovina71

June 12: Canada 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Toronto)

June 13: Qatar 1-1 Switzerland (San Francisco)

June 18: Switzerland vs Bosnia-Herzegovina (Los Angeles, 20:00)

June 18: Canada vs Qatar (Vancouver, 23:00)

June 24: Switzerland vs Canada (Vancouver, 20:00)

June 24: Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Qatar (Seattle, 20:00)

2026 FIFA World Cup Group C teams, fixtures

TeamFIFA RankingBrazil5Morocco8Scotland38Haiti83

June 13: Brazil 1-1 Morocco (New York)

June 14: Haiti 0-1 Scotland (Boston)

June 19: Brazil vs Haiti (Philadelphia, 02:00*)

June 19: Scotland vs Morocco (Boston, 23:00)

June 24: Scotland vs Brazil (Miami, 23:00)

June 24: Morocco vs Haiti (Atlanta, 23:00)

2026 FIFA World Cup Group D teams, fixtures

TeamFIFA RankingUSA15Australia27Paraguay40Turkiye25

June 13: USA 4-1 Paraguay (Los Angeles)

June 14: Australia vs Turkiye (Vancouver, 05:00*)

June 19: USA vs Australia (Seattle, 20:00)

June 20: Turkiye vs Paraguay (San Francisco, 05:00*)

June 26: Turkiye vs USA (Los Angeles, 21:00)

June 26: Paraguay vs Australia (San Francisco, 21:00)

USA football team manager Mauricio Pochettino

2026 FIFA World Cup Group E teams, fixtures

TeamFIFA RankingGermany10Ecuador23Ivory Coast37Curacao81

June 14: Germany vs Curacao (Houston, 18:00)

June 15: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador (Philadelphia, 00:00*)

June 20: Germany vs Ivory Coast (Toronto, 21:00)

June 21: Ecuador vs Curacao (Kansas City, 01:00*)

June 25: Curacao vs Ivory Coast (Philadelphia, 21:00)

June 25: Ecuador vs Germany (New York, 21:00)

2026 FIFA World Cup Group F teams, fixtures

TeamFIFA RankingNetherlands7Japan19Sweden42Tunisia47

June 14: Netherlands vs Japan (Dallas, 21:00)

June 15: Sweden vs Tunisia (Monterrey, 03:00*)

June 20: Netherlands vs Sweden (Houston, 18:00)

June 21: Tunisia vs Japan (Monterrey, 05:00*)

June 26: Tunisia vs Netherlands (Kansas City, 19:00)

June 26: Japan vs Sweden (Dallas, 19:00)

2026 FIFA World Cup Group G teams, fixtures

TeamFIFA RankingBelgium9Iran20Egypt31New Zealand85

June 15: Belgium vs Egypt (Seattle, 20:00)

June 16: Iran vs New Zealand (Los Angeles, 02:00*)

June 21: Belgium vs Iran (Los Angeles, 20:00)

June 22: New Zealand vs Egypt (Vancouver, 02:00*)

June 27: New Zealand vs Belgium (Vancouver, 19:00)

June 27: Egypt vs Iran (Seattle, 19:00)

2026 FIFA World Cup Group H teams, fixtures

TeamFIFA RankingSpain1Uruguay17Saudi Arabia61Cape Verde67

June 15: Spain vs Cape Verde (Atlanta, 17:00)

June 15: Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay (Miami, 23:00)

June 21: Uruguay vs Cape Verde (Miami, 23:00)

June 21: Spain vs Saudi Arabia (Atlanta, 17:00)

June 27: Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia (Houston, 21:00)

June 27: Uruguay vs Spain (Guadalajara, 21:00)

Mikel Oyarzabal celebrates after scoring for the Spain national team, embraced by his teammates with their backs to goals in white shirts and red shorts with their squad numbers showing

2026 FIFA World Cup Group I teams, fixtures

TeamFIFA RankingFrance3Senegal12Iraq58Norway32

June 16: France vs Senegal (New York, 20:00)

June 16: Iraq vs Norway (Boston, 23:00)

June 22: Norway vs Senegal (New York, 01:00*)

June 22: France vs Iraq (Philadelphia, 22:00)

June 26: Norway vs France (Boston, 23:00)

June 26: Senegal vs Iraq (Toronto, 23:00)

2026 FIFA World Cup Group J teams, fixtures

TeamFIFA RankingArgentina2Algeria28Austria24Jordan64

June 17: Argentina vs Algeria (Kansas City, 02:00*)

June 17: Austria vs Jordan (San Francisco, 05:00*)

June 22: Argentina vs Austria (Dallas, 18:00)

June 23: Jordan vs Algeria (San Francisco, 04:00*)

June 28: Algeria vs Austria (Kansas City, 19:00)

June 28: Jordan vs Argentina (Dallas, 19:00)

2026 FIFA World Cup Group K teams, fixtures

TeamFIFA RankingPortugal6Colombia14Uzbekistan52DR Congo48

June 17: Portugal vs DR Congo (Houston, 18:00)

June 18: Uzbekistan vs Colombia (Mexico City, 03:00*)

June 23: Portugal vs Uzbekistan (Houston, 18:00)

June 24: Colombia vs DR Congo (Guadalajara, 03:00*)

June 28: Colombia vs Portugal (Miami, 23:30)

June 28: DR Congo vs Uzbekistan (Atlanta, 23:30)

2026 FIFA World Cup Group L teams, fixtures

TeamFIFA RankingEngland4Croatia11Ghana72Panama33

June 17: England vs Croatia (Dallas, 21:00)

June 17: Ghana vs Panama (Toronto, 00:00*)

June 23: England vs Ghana (Boston, 21:00)

June 23: Panama vs Croatia (Toronto, 00:00*)

June 27: Panama vs England (Philadelphia, 02:00*)

June 27: Croatia vs Ghana (New York, 02:00*)

Ben White celebrates a goal for the England national football team while being embraced by his teammates in red shirts

When is the FIFA World Cup knockout stage?

Matches with an asterisk start the following day in the UK.

MatchStageDateMatchupBSTETPT73Round of 32June 28Runner-up A vs Runner-up B20:0015:0012:0074Round of 32June 29Winner E vs 3rd A/B/C/D/F21:3016:3013:3075Round of 32June 30Winner F vs Runner-up C02:00*21:0018:0076Round of 32June 29Winner C vs Runner-up F18:0013:0010:0077Round of 32June 30Winner I vs 3rd C/D/F/G/H22:0017:0014:0078Round of 32June 30Runner-up E vs Runner-up I18:0013:0010:0079Round of 32June 30Winner A vs 3rd C/E/F/H/I02:00*21:0018:0080Round of 32July 1Winner L vs 3rd E/H/I/J/K23:0018:0015:0081Round of 32July 2Winner D vs 3rd B/E/F/I/J01:00*20:0017:0082Round of 32July 1Winner G vs 3rd A/E/H/I/J18:0013:0010:0083Round of 32July 2Runner-up K vs Runner-up L18:0013:0010:0084Round of 32July 2Winner H vs Runner-up J20:0015:0012:0085Round of 32July 3Winner B vs 3rd E/F/G/I/J01:00*20:0017:0086Round of 32July 3Winner J vs Runner-up H23:0018:0015:0087Round of 32July 4Winner K vs 3rd D/E/I/J/L02:30*21:3018:3088Round of 32July 3Runner-up D vs Runner-up G18:0013:0010:0089Round of 16July 4Winner 74 vs Winner 7722:0017:0014:0090Round of 16July 4Winner 73 vs Winner 7518:0013:0010:0091Round of 16July 5Winner 76 vs Winner 7821:0016:0013:0092Round of 16July 6Winner 79 vs Winner 8001:00*20:0017:0093Round of 16July 6Winner 83 vs Winner 8418:0013:0010:0094Round of 16July 7Winner 81 vs Winner 8201:00*20:0017:0095Round of 16July 7Winner 86 vs Winner 8817:0012:0009:0096Round of 16July 7Winner 85 vs Winner 8721:0016:0013:0097Quarter-finalJuly 9Winner 89 vs Winner 9001:00*20:0017:0098Quarter-finalJuly 10Winner 91 vs Winner 9201:00*20:0017:0099Quarter-finalJuly 11Winner 93 vs Winner 9420:0015:0012:00100Quarter-finalJuly 11Winner 95 vs Winner 9623:0018:0015:00101Semi-finalJuly 14Winner 97 vs Winner 9801:00*20:0017:00102Semi-finalJuly 15Winner 99 vs Winner 10001:00*20:0017:00103Third-placeJuly 18Loser 101 vs Loser 10221:0016:0013:00104FinalJuly 19Final20:0015:0012:00

Analysis: Who are favourites to win the World Cup?

Spain are the shortest-priced team, won EURO 2024 in style and can call upon a squad including 2024 Ballon d’Or winner Rodri and 2025 runner-up Lamine Yamal.

France, who lost to Argentina on penalties in the 2022 World Cup final, feature Ballon d’Or holder Ousmane Dembele and La Liga top scorer Kylian Mbappe among their ranks.

England were perfect in qualifying, reached the finals of EURO 2020 and 2024 and are spearheaded by the runaway leading marksman in the Bundesliga, Harry Kane.

The holders have also won the last two editions of the Copa America and are likely to be captained by eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi in his final outing at the tournament at the age of 38.

Messi’s arch generational rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, is set to lead Portugal’s attack at the age of 41, while four-time champions Germany are seeking their first knockout-stage appearance since their 2014 triumph.

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