2026 FIFA World Cup schedule: Qualified teams, groups, match dates, fixtures, how to watch

The 2026 World Cup qualifying playoffs are over and we now know the full 48-team field for this summer’s tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico. During December’s World Cup draw , 42 teams that had qualified were placed into their respective groups. Six groups were slotted with the winners of the playoff finals.

The United States, having automatically qualified as one of the tournament hosts, was already slotted into Group D. It will begin its tournament June 12 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California against Paraguay. The Americans will then play Australia before finishing the group stage against Türkiye, which beat Kosovo on Tuesday to qualify.

Canada is in Group B and will open against Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 12 at BMO Field in Toronto. Its final two group stage games will be against Qatar and Switzerland. Mexico gets the honor of hosting the opening match of the World Cup on June 11 against South Africa at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

The co-hosts will also face Korea and Czechia in Group A. Qualified teams for the 2026 World Cup AFC : Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Iraq CAF : Algeria, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, DR Congo CONCACAF : United States, Canada, Mexico, Curaçao, Haiti, Panama CONMEBOL : Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay OFC : New Zealand UEFA : England, France, Croatia, Norway, Portugal, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Türkiye, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czechia World Cup 2026 format The 48 teams were drawn in 12 four-team groups. Each team will play three games within its group to determine the countries that will advance to the knockout round stage.