2026 wc

Template:Football Cup The 2026 FIFA World Cup was hosted in three countries: the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It was played from June 8, 2026 to July 3, 2026. 48 teams in 16 groups participated in 16 venues, 10 from the United States, 3 from Mexico, and 3 from Canada. After defeating England in the final, the United States ended up winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and lifting its first-ever trophy.

## Qualified Teams

Forty-eight teams qualified for the tournament; the United States, Canada, and Mexico, as hosts, automatically qualified. Template:Col begin Template:Col-3

AFC (8)
* File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia
* File:Flag of China.svg China
* File:Flag of India.svg India
* File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
* File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
* File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
* File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
* File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia

CAF (9)/(10)
* File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
* File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola (Qualified via playoff confederation)
* File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
* File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
* File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
* File:Flag of Ivory Coast.svg Ivory Coast
* File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
* File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
* File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

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CONCACAF (6)
* File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada (hosts)
* File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
* File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
* File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (hosts)
* File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama
* File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (hosts)

CONMEBOL (6)/(7)
* File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
* File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
* File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
* File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
* File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
* File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (Qualified via playoff confederation)
* File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela

OFC (1)
* File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand

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UEFA (16)
* File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium
* File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
* File:Flag of England.svg England
* File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
* File:Flag of France.svg France
* File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
* File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
* File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
* File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
* File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
* File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
* File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
* File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
* File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
* File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
* File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine

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## Draw

The teams were drawn based on the FIFA Rankings of June 2026. The United States, Mexico, and Canada, as hosts, automatically took the first spots.

### Pot 1

* File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (**hosts**)
* File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (**hosts**)
* File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada (**hosts**)
* File:Flag of England.svg England
* File:Flag of France.svg France
* File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
* File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
* File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
* File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
* File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
* File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
* File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
* File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
* File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
* File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
* File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium

### Pot 2

* File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
* File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
* File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
* File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
* File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
* File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
* File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
* File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
* File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
* File:Flag of China.svg China
* File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
* File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
* File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
* File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
* File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
* File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland

### Pot 3

* File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia
* File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola
* File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
* File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
* File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
* File:Flag of Ivory Coast.svg Ivory Coast
* File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
* File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
* File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
* File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
* File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama
* File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
* File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
* File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
* File:Flag of India.svg India

## Group Stage

Three games were played on each of the sixteen groups; a total of forty-eight games were played.

### Group A

 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
 File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran

* File:Flag of the United States.svg United States W - File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark L
* File:Flag of the United States.svg United States W - File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran L
* File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark W - File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran L

### Group B

 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt

* File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico W - File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway L
* File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico W - File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt L
* File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway W - File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt L

### Group C

 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
 File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia

* File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada D - File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine D
* File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada W - File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia L
* File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine D - File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia D

### Group D

 File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia

* File:Flag of England.svg England W - File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru L
* File:Flag of England.svg England W - File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia L
* File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru W - File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia L

### Group E

 File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
 File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria

* File:Flag of France.svg France W - File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile L
* File:Flag of France.svg France W - File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria L
* File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile W - File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria L

### Group F

 File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco

* File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil W - File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland L
* File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil W - File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco L
* File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland W - File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco L

### Group G

 File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines

* File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain W - File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon L
* File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain W - File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines L
* File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon W - File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines L

### Group H

 File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

* File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany W - File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela L
* File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany W - File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa L
* File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela W - File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa L

### Group I

 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
 File:Flag of Ivory Coast.svg Ivory Coast

* File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy W - File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea L
* File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy W - File:Flag of Ivory Coast.svg Ivory Coast L
* File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea W - File:Flag of Ivory Coast.svg Ivory Coast L

### Group J

 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
 File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana

* File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina W - File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland L
* File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina W - File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana L
* File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland W - File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana L

### Group K

 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
 File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala

* File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal W - File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria L
* File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal W - File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala L
* File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria W - File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala L

### Group L

 File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
 File:Flag of India.svg India

* File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden W - File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal L
* File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden W - File:Flag of India.svg India L
* File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal W - File:Flag of India.svg India L

### Group M

 File:Flag of China.svg China
 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica

* File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia W - File:Flag of China.svg China L
* File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia W - File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica L
* File:Flag of China.svg China W - File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica L

### Group N

 File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
 File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama

* File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands W - File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay L
* File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands W - File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama L
* File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay W - File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama L

### Group O

 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
 File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola

* File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia W - File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland L
* File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia W - File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola L
* File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland D - File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola D

### Group P

 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand

* File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium D - File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan D
* File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium W - File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand L
* File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan W - File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand L

## Knockout Stage

The top two teams of each of the sixteen groups qualified for the playoffs. the bottom two teams of each of the eight groups were eliminated and went home. In this such scenario, the best team in the current stats played with the 32nd best, the 2nd best with the 31st, the 3rd best with the 30th, and so on and so forth. The winners of the play-off games are in bold. In 2026, the Round of 32 is played by countries for the first time. When a game is drawn, the country that won the game via penalty is shown in bold.

### Round of 32

* File:Flag of Japan.svg **Japan D** - File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada D
* File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile D - File:Flag of Belgium.svg **Belgium D**
* File:Flag of Norway.svg **Norway D** - File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia D
* File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark L - File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg **Netherlands W**
* File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru L - File:Flag of Russia.svg **Russia W**
* File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay L - File:Flag of Sweden.svg **Sweden W**
* File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland L - File:Flag of Mexico.svg **Mexico W**
* File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland L - File:Flag of Portugal.svg **Portugal W**
* File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela L - File:Flag of Argentina.svg **Argentina W**
* File:Flag of China.svg China L - File:Flag of Italy.svg **Italy W**
* File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea L - File:Flag of Germany.svg **Germany W**
* File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon L - File:Flag of Spain.svg **Spain W**
* File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria L - File:Flag of the United States.svg **United States W**
* File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal L - File:Flag of Brazil.svg **Brazil W**
* File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine L - File:Flag of France.svg **France W**
* File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland L - File:Flag of England.svg **England W**

## Champions

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File:Flag of the United States.svg In July 3, 2026, 1 DAY BEFORE ITS 250th BIRTHDAY, the UNITED STATES won its first trophy ever by defeating defending champions England.