All the participants in the 2026 FIFA World Cup have been confirmed
On the night of 1 April, the final qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup were decided.
These were the national teams of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iraq, who won their intercontinental play-offs.
Earlier, in the European play-offs, Turkey, Sweden, the Czech Republic and Bosnia and Herzegovina secured their places at the 2026 World Cup.
The Ukrainian national team missed out on a place at the World Cup after losing to Sweden in the play-offs.
The 2026 World Cup will be the first in history to feature 48 teams in the final tournament.
2026 FIFA World Cup: Group line-ups
- Group A: Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Czech Republic
- Group B: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
- Group D: USA, Australia, Paraguay, Turkey
- Group E: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curaçao
- Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, Sweden
- Group G: Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand
- Group H: Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde
- Group I: France, Senegal, Norway, Iraq
- Group J: Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Jordan
- Group K: Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan, DR Congo
- Group L: England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana.
2026 FIFA World Cup: venue, format
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held across three North American countries — the USA, Canada and Mexico — from 11 June to 19 July 2026.
Matches will be hosted by 16 cities:
- in Canada — Toronto, Vancouver;
- in Mexico — Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey;
- in the USA — Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle.
- The 2026 World Cup final will take place in New York.
