2026 FIFA World Cup (Katniss Everdeen sus)

The 2026 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams that took place between 10 June and 25 July 2026 in Canada, Mexico and the United States. It was the 23rd FIFA World Cup, a worldwide football tournament held once every four years. It was the first World Cup, which featured 48 teams. It was the fourth time the championships had been held in North America, and the third time they were held in Mexico.
The tournament phase involved 48 teams, of which 45 came through qualifying competitions, while as the host nations Canada, Mexico and the United States qualified automatically. Of the 48, 29 had also appeared in the 2022 event, while Burkina Faso, Mali and Uzbekistan made their first appearance at the World Cup. 80 matches were played in 16 venues across 3 venues in Canada, 3 in Mexico and 10 in the United States. Argentina were the defending champions. In the final, Germany played Portugal on 25 July at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Germany won the match 2–0, claiming their fifth World Cup, making the nation the record World Cup winner with Brazil.
German player Karim Adeyemi was voted the tournament's best player, winning the Golden Ball. Norway's Erling Haaland won the Golden Boot as he scored the most goals during the tournament with five. Germany's Marc-André ter Stegen won the Golden Glove, awarded to the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets. 
== Qualified Nations ==
AFC (8): 
* Australia
* Iran
* United Arab Emirates
* Japan
* Qatar
* South Korea
* Saudi-Arabia
* Uzbekistan
CAF (9):
* Algeria
* Egypt
* Senegal
* Cameroon
* Morocco
* Ivory Coast
* Tunesia
* Burkina Faso
* Nigeria
* Mali
CONCACAF (6):
* Canada (hosts)
* Mexico (hosts)
* United States (hosts)
* Costa Rica
* Haiti
* Panama
CONMEBOL (7):
* Brazil
* Argentina
* Uruguay
* Colombia
* Chile
* Ecuador
* Peru
OFC (1):
* New Zealand
UEFA (16):
* Belgium
* Serbia
* Austria
* France
* Netherlands
* Denmark
* Germany
* Ukraine
* Wales
* England
* Spain
* Croatia
* Norway
* Italy
* Portugal
* Sweden
== Inter-confederation play-offs ==
Team 1 	 	Team 2 	1st leg	2nd leg
Iraq 	4–3	El Salvador 	3–1 	1–2
Jamaica	8–2	Solomon Islands	5–0 	3–2
2nd Round
Team 1 	 	Team 2 	1st leg	2nd leg
Senegal	4–0	Iraq 	3–0 	1–0
Peru 	3–1	Jamaica	2–0 	1–1
== Group stage ==
Group A
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wales 	2	1	1	0	1	0	1 	4
Mexico (H) 	2	1	0	1	1	1	0 	3
Burkina Faso	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1
Group B
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
United States (H)	2	1	1	0	3	0	3 	4
Senegal 	2	1	1	0	3	0	3 	4
New Zealand 	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0
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