2026 FIFA World Cup (Jolatoz)

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, marketed as FIFA World Cup 26, was the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament took place from June 14 to July 19, 2026, and was jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The tournament was the first hosted by three nations. Argentina, the defending champions, got knocked out in the round of 16 by the Netherlands.
This tournament was the first to include 48 teams, expanded from 32. The United 2026 bid beat a rival bid by Morocco during a final vote at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. It was the first World Cup since 2002 to be hosted by more than one nation. With its past hosting of the 1970 and 1986 tournaments, Mexico became the first country to host or co-host the men's World Cup three times. The United States last hosted the World Cup in 1994, whereas it was Canada's first time hosting or co-hosting the men's tournament. The event returned to its traditional northern summer schedule after the 2022 edition in Qatar which was held in November and December of that year.
2026 FIFA World Cup 	2026 FIFA World Cup
 	
Tournament Details 	Tournament Details
Host Countries 	Canada
Mexico
United States
Dates 	June 14 - July 19
Teams 	48 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 	16 (in 16 host cities)
Final Positions 	Final Positions
Champions 	Portugal (1st Title)
Runners-up 	Netherlands
Third Place 	Uruguay
Fourth Place 	Serbia
Tournament Statistics	Tournament Statistics
Matches Played 	104
Goals Scored 	??? (? per Match)
Top Scorer(s) 	Goncalo Ramos
 Bruno Petkovic
(7 goals each)
Best Player 	Cristiano Ronaldo
Best Goalkeeper 	Vanja Milinkovic-Savic
Fair Play Award 	Croatia
==Teams==
===Qualification===
AFC (8) 	CONCACAF (6) 	UEFA (16)
Australia (34) 	Canada (co-host) (41) 	Croatia (4)
Iran (26) 	Costa Rica (29) 	England (5)
Iraq (64) 	Jamaica (63) 	France (3)
Japan (21) 	Mexico (co-host) (12) 	Germany (18)
Qatar (55) 	Panama (80) 	Greece (49)
Saudi Arabia (47) 	United States (co-host) (13)	Ireland (48)
South Korea (22) 	CONMEBOL (7) 	Italy (6)
Uzbekistan (71) 	Argentina (1) 	Netherlands (8)
CAF (10) 	Brazil (2) 	North Macedonia (70)
Algeria (30) 	Chile (32) 	Portugal (9)
Cote d'Ivoire (46)	Colombia (14) 	Serbia (19)
DR Congo (66) 	Ecuador (42) 	Spain (11)
Ghana (54) 	Uruguay (15) 	Switzerland (17)
Egypt (38) 	Venezuela (52) 	Turkiye (44)
Morocco (10) 	OFC (1) 	Ukraine (20)
Nigeria (40) 	New Zealand (100) 	Wales (31)
Senegal (16) 	 	
Tunisia (35) 	 	
Zambia (79) 	 	
There were 4 debutants: Uzbekistan, Zambia, Venezuela, and North Macedonia.
Some notable omissions were Belgium (ranked 7), Denmark (ranked 15), Poland (ranked 23), Sweden (ranked 24), and Peru (ranked 25).
===Draw===
The group stage draw was held at the Barclays Center in New York City, on December 12th, 2025, 13:00 local time. The winners of the inter-confederation play-offs were not known at the time of the draw, so Path A (Tunisia, El Salvador, and Solomon Islands), and Path B (Venezuela, Oman, and Honduras) were put in Pot 4, and no geographical restrictions were given for them (coincidentally, no geographical clashes happened).
Pot 1 	Pot 2 	Pot 3 	Pot 4
USA (co-host; assigned A1) (13) 	Spain (11) 	Algeria (30) 	Ghana (54)
Mexico (co-host; assigned E1) (12)	Colombia (14) 	Wales (31) 	Qatar (55)
Canada (co-host; assigned I1) (41)	Uruguay (15) 	Chile (32) 	Jamaica (63)
Argentina (1) 	Senegal (16) 	Australia (34) 	Iraq (64)
Brazil (2) 	Switzerland (17)	Egypt (38) 	DR Congo (66)
France (3) 	Germany (18) 	Nigeria (40) 	North Macedonia (70)
Croatia (4) 	Serbia (19) 	Ecuador (42) 	Uzbekistan (71)
England (5) 	Ukraine (20) 	Turkiye (44) 	Zambia (79)
Italy (6) 	Japan (21) 	Cote d'Ivoire (46)	Panama (80)
Netherlands (8) 	South Korea (22)	Saudi Arabia (47) 	New Zealand (100)
Portugal (9) 	Iran (26) 	Ireland (48) 	Tunisia (35)Path A winner, identity not known at the time of the draw
Morocco (10) 	Costa Rica (29) 	Greece (49) 	Venezuela (52)Path B winner, identity not known at the time of the draw
====Draw Results====
A 	B 	C 	D 	E 	F 	G 	H 	I 	J 	K 	L
USA 	France 	Italy 	Argentina	Mexico 	Portugal 	England 	Morocco	Canada 	Netherlands 	Croatia 	Brazil
Ghana 	Switzerland	Nigeria	Qatar 	Chile 	Colombia 	Ukraine 	Iraq 	Algeria 	Cote d'Ivoire 	DR Congo 	Senegal
Uruguay	Zambia 	Japan 	Wales 	Iran 	Ireland 	Egypt 	Ecuador	Germany 	North Macedonia	South Korea	Jamaica
Turkiye	Australia 	Panama 	Spain 	Tunisia	Uzbekistan	Venezuela	Serbia 	New Zealand	Costa Rica 	Greece 	Saudi Arabia
==Group Stage==
===Group A===
#	Country	Pts.	W	D	L	GD	GF	GA	Qualification
1	USA 	7 	2	1	0	+3	4 	1 	Advance to Round of 32
2	Uruguay	6 	2	0	1	+3	6 	3 	Advance to Round of 32
3	Ghana 	4 	1	1	1	+1	4 	3 	Possible Round of 32
4	Turkiye	0 	0	0	3	-7	0 	7 	
USA 	1-1	Ghana
Pulisic 39'	June 14, 2026
20:00	Bukari 87'
 	 	
Uruguay 	4-0	Turkiye
Nunez 12', 21'
De Arrascaeta 49'
De la Cruz 90'+6'	June 15, 2026
17:00	
 	 	
Ghana 	1-2	Uruguay
Bukari 15' 	June 19, 2026
11:00	De la Cruz 62', 78'
 	 	
Turkiye 	0-1	USA
 	June 19, 2026
17:00	Reyna 5'
 	 	
USA 	2-0	Uruguay
McKennie 86'
Weah 90'+1'	June 23, 2026
16:00	
 	 	
Ghana 	2-0	Turkiye
Salisu 4'
Kudus 51'	June 23, 2026
16:00	
=== Group B ===
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