It’s time for the much-anticipated full-length 2026 World Cup draw as England and the other home nations learn their fate.
This tournament is the largest ever with 48 teams and 12 groups. During the draw, these teams will be divided into four pots of 12 teams each based on the current FIFA rankings.
The ceremony begins at 5pm, with names announced shortly before 6pm (UK time). Scroll further down this article to watch a live stream.
Pot one includes the host countries Canada, Mexico and the USA, as well as big teams like Brazil, France, England and Spain as they are the front runners. Then each group gets a team from each pot.
The hosts receive special places: Mexico in A1, Canada in B1 and the USA in D1. This means they are guaranteed first place in these groups and will play all their games in their own country.
No group can contain two teams from the same confederation, which is why Brazil, for example, does not face Argentina in the group stage.
However, there is an exception for Europe where we will see four groups have two nations because they have 16 teams in… England in Pot 1 and avoid Brazil, France and Spain in the group stage because those teams are also in Pot 1. They could only meet them later in the knockout rounds if both go far.
Scotland is in pot 3, and Wales and Northern Ireland could also qualify via the playoffs in March.
Essentially what this all means is that England will face a lower ranked team, while the other home nations may face a big side like world champions Argentina.
WORLD CUP POTS:
Pot 1: Canada, Mexico, USA, Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
Pot 2: Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, Iran, Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Austria, Australia
Pot 3: Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Paraguay, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa
Pot 4: Jordan, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Curaçao, Haiti, New Zealand, European Playoffs A, B, C and D, FIFA Playoff Tournament 1 and 2
THE PLAYOFFS:
Uefa
Play-off path A:
Semi-final: Italy vs Northern Ireland
Semi-final: Wales v Bosnia and Herzegovina
Final: Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Italy/Northern Ireland
Uefa
Play-off path A:
Semi-final: Italy vs Northern Ireland
Semi-final: Wales v Bosnia and Herzegovina
Final: Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Italy/Northern Ireland
Play-off path B:
Semi-final: Ukraine vs. Sweden
Semi-final: Poland vs Albania
Final: Ukraine/Sweden vs. Poland/Albania
Play-off path C:
Semi-final: Türkiye vs. Romania
Semifinal: Slovakia vs. Kosovo
Final: Slovakia/Kosovo vs. Türkiye/Romania
Play-off path D:
Semi-final: Denmark vs. North Macedonia
Semi-final: Czech Republic vs. Republic of Ireland
Final: Czech Republic/Republic of Ireland vs. Denmark/North Macedonia
Interconfederation
Play-off path A:
Semi-final: New Caledonia vs. Jamaica
Final: New Caledonia/Jamaica versus Congo
Play-off path B:
Semifinal: Bolivia vs. Suriname
Final: Bolivia/Suriname against Iraq
World Cup group stage draw
Group A: Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Republic of Ireland/Denmark/North Macedonia/Czech Republic
Group B: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, Wales/Northern Ireland/Italy/Bosnia-Herzegovina
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
Group D: USA, Australia, Paraguay, Türkiye/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo
Group E: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curacao
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, Poland/Ukraine/Sweden/Albania
Group G: Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde
Group I: France, Senegal, Norway, Iraq or Bolivia/Suriname
Group J: Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Dr. Congo or Jamaica/New Caledonia
Group L: England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana
2026 FIFA World Cup group stage schedule
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Match 1 – Group A (Mexico #1) – Mexico City Stadium
Match 2 – Group A – Estadio Guadalajara
Friday June 12, 2026
Game 3 – Group B (Canada #1) – Toronto Stadium
Game 4 – Group D (USA #1) – Los Angeles Stadium
Saturday June 13, 2026
Game 5 – Group C – Boston Stadium
Game 6 – Group D – BC Place Vancouver
Game 7 – Group C – New York New Jersey Stadium
Game 8 – Group B – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Sunday, June 14, 2026
Match 9 – Group E – Philadelphia Stadium
Game 10 – Group E – Houston Stadium
Game 11 – Group F – Dallas Stadium
Game 12 – Group F – Estadio Monterrey
Monday, June 15, 2026
Game 13 – Group H – Miami Stadium
Game 14 – Group H – Atlanta Stadium
Game 15 – Group G – Los Angeles Stadium
Game 16 – Group G – Seattle Stadium
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Game 17 – Group I – New York New Jersey Stadium
Game 18 – Group I – Boston Stadium
Game 19 – Group J – Kansas City Stadium
Game 20 – Group J – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Match 21 – Group L – Toronto Stadium
Game 22 – Group L – Dallas Stadium
Game 23 – Group K – Houston Stadium
Match 24 – Group K – Mexico City Stadium
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Game 25 – Group A – Atlanta Stadium
Game 26 – Group B – Los Angeles Stadium
Game 27 – Group B – (Canada #2) – BC Place Vancouver
Match 28 – Group A – (Mexico #2) – Estadio Guadalajara
Friday June 19, 2026
Game 29 – Group C – Philadelphia Stadium
Game 30 – Group C – Boston Stadium
Game 31 – Group D – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Game 32 – Group D (USA #2) – Seattle Stadium
Saturday June 20, 2026
Match 33 – Group E – Toronto Stadium
Game 34 – Group E – Kansas City Stadium
Game 35 – Group F – Houston Stadium
Match 36 – Group F – Estadio Monterrey
Sunday, June 21, 2026
Game 37 – Group H – Miami Stadium
Game 38 – Group H – Atlanta Stadium
Game 39 – Group G – Los Angeles Stadium
Game 40 – Group G – BC Place Vancouver
Monday, June 22, 2026
Game 41 – Group I – New York New Jersey Stadium
Match 42 – Group I – Philadelphia Stadium
Match 43 – Group J – Dallas Stadium
Game 44 – Group J – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Game 45 – Group L – Boston Stadium
Game 46 – Group L – Toronto Stadium
Game 47 – Group K – Houston Stadium
Match 48 – Group K – Estadio Guadalajara
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Game 49 – Group C – Miami Stadium
Game 50 – Group C – Atlanta Stadium
Game 51 – Group B (Canada #3) – BC Place Vancouver
Game 52 – Group B – Seattle Stadium
Match 53 – Group A – (Mexico #3) – Mexico City Stadium
Match 54 – Group A – Estadio Monterrey
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Match 55 – Group E – Philadelphia Stadium
Game 56 – Group E – New York New Jersey Stadium
Game 57 – Group F – Dallas Stadium
Game 58 – Group F – Kansas City Stadium
Game 59 – Group D – (USA #3) – Los Angeles Stadium
Game 60 – Group D – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Friday June 26, 2026
Match 61 – Group I – Boston Stadium
Game 62 – Group I – Toronto Stadium
Match 63 – Group G – Seattle Stadium
Game 64 – Group G – BC Place Vancouver
Game 65 – Group H – Houston Stadium
Match 66 – Group H – Estadio Guadalajara
Saturday June 27, 2026
Game 67 – Group L – New York New Jersey Stadium
Match 68 – Group L – Philadelphia Stadium
Game 69 – Group J – Kansas City Stadium
Game 70 – Group J – Dallas Stadium
Game 71 – Group K – Miami Stadium
Game 72 – Group K – Atlanta Stadium
FIFA World Cup 2026 – Round of 32 games
Sunday, June 28, 2026
Game 73 – Second Group A vs Second Group B – Los Angeles Stadium
Monday, June 29, 2026
Game 74 – Winners of Group E vs. Third place of Groups A/B/C/D/F – Boston Stadium
Game 75 – Group F Winner – Group C Runner-up – Estadio Monterrey
Game 76 – Group C Winners – Group F Runners-up – Houston Stadium
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Game 77 – Winners of Group I vs. third place of Groups C/D/F/G/H – New York New Jersey Stadium
Game 78 – Second Group E vs Second Group I – Dallas Stadium
Game 79 – Winners of Group A vs third place of Groups C/E/F/H/I – Mexico City Stadium
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Game 80 – Winners of Group L vs. Third place of Group E/H/I/J/K – Atlanta Stadium
Game 81 – Group D winner vs. third place Group B/E/F/I/J – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Game 82 – Group G Winner vs. Third Place Group A/E/H/I/J – Seattle Stadium
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Game 83 – Second Group K vs Second Group L – Toronto Stadium
Game 84 – Group H Winners – Group J Runners Up – Los Angeles Stadium
Game 85 – Group B winner vs. third place Group E/F/G/I/J – BC Place Vancouver
Friday, July 3, 2026
Game 86 – Group J Winners – Group H Runners Up – Miami Stadium
Game 87 – Group K Winner vs. Third Place Group D/E/I/J/L – Kansas City Stadium
Game 88 – Second Group D vs Second Group G – Dallas Stadium
Round of 16 matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Saturday, July 4, 2026
Game 89 – Winner Game 74 vs. Winner Game 77 – Philadelphia Stadium
Game 90 – Winner Game 73 vs. Winner Game 75 – Houston Stadium
Sunday, July 5, 2026
Game 91 – Winner Game 76 vs. Winner Game 78 – New York New Jersey Stadium
Game 92 – Winner Game 79 vs. Winner Game 80 – Mexico City Stadium
Monday, July 6, 2026
Game 93 – Winner Game 83 vs. Winner Game 84 – Dallas Stadium
Game 94 – Winner Game 81 vs. Winner Game 82 – Seattle Stadium
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Game 95 – Winner Game 86 vs. Winner Game 88 – Atlanta Stadium
Game 96 – Winner Game 85 vs. Winner Game 87 – BC Place Vancouver
Quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Game 97 – Winner Game 89 vs. Winner Game 90 – Boston Stadium
Friday, July 10, 2026
Game 98 – Winner Game 93 vs. Winner Game 94 – Los Angeles Stadium
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Game 99 – Winner Game 91 vs. Winner Game 92 – Miami Stadium
Game 100 – Winner Game 95 vs. Winner Game 96 – Kansas City Stadium
Semi-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Game 101 – Winner Game 97 vs. Winner Game 98 – Dallas Stadium
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Game 102 – Winner Game 99 vs. Winner Game 100 – Atlanta Stadium
Bronze final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Game 103 – Losers Game 101 vs. Losers Game 102 – Miami Stadium
Final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Game 104 – Winner Game 101 vs. Winner Game 102 – New York New Jersey Stadium
