The draw ceremony for the 2026 FIFA World Cup befell on the Kennedy Middle in Washington, D.C. on Friday evening, setting the stage for the first-ever 48-team World Cup, co-hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
A report variety of nations will compete within the expanded match, which kicks off on June 11, 2026.
Africa’s representatives had been handed powerful assignments.
South Africa will open the match towards Mexico, a rematch of the long-lasting 2010 World Cup opener in Johannesburg.
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Morocco, semifinalists in 2022, face a blockbuster opener towards five-time champions Brazil, whereas Senegal tackle France in a fiery replay of their well-known 2002 upset.
Algeria landed in a troublesome group alongside reigning champions Argentina, Austria, and Jordan.
Tunisia will face the Netherlands, Japan, and one of many UEFA playoff winners (Ukraine, Sweden, Poland, or Albania) as they battle for a last-32 spot.
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Cape Verde, making their World Cup debut, shall be examined by a glamorous however daunting group that includes Spain, Uruguay, and Hervé Renard’s Saudi Arabia.
Ghana face European heavyweights England and Croatia, plus Panama, as they goal for his or her first knockout-round look since 2010.
The Democratic Republic of Congo should nonetheless progress via the FIFA Inter-confederation Playoff, the place they are going to meet Jamaica and New Caledonia, to return to the World Cup for the primary time since 1974.
2026 World Cup Attract Full:
Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Winner of UEFA Play-off D*
Group B: Canada, Winner of UEFA Play-off A*, Qatar, Switzerland
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
Group D: USA, Paraguay, Australia, Winner of UEFA Play-off C*
Group E: Germany, Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Winner of UEFA Play-off B*, Tunisia
Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
Group I: France, Senegal, Winner of FIFA Play-off 2*, Norway
Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
Group Ok: Portugal, Winner of FIFA Play-off 1*, Uzbekistan, Colombia
Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama
Play-off Paths
UEFA Play-off A: Italy, Wales, Bosnia-Herzegovina or Northern Eire
UEFA Play-off B: Ukraine, Poland, Albania or Sweden
UEFA Play-off C: Turkey, Slovakia, Kosovo or Romania
UEFA Play-off D: Denmark, Czech Republic, Republic of Eire or North Macedonia
FIFA Play-off 1: DR Congo, Jamaica or New Caledonia
FIFA Play-off 2: Iraq, Bolivia or Suriname
