2030 wc

Template:Football Cup The 2030 FIFA World Cup was hosted in four countries: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.. It was played in summer 2030. 48 teams in 16 groups participated in 12 venues, 7 from Argentina, 3 from Chile, 1 from Paraguay, and 1 from Uruguay. After defeating Brazil in the final, the United States ended up winning the 2030 FIFA World Cup, and thus lifting its second trophy.

## Qualified Teams

Forty-eight teams qualified for the tournament; Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, 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 Iran.svg Iran
* File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
* File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
* File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
* File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
* File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia

CAF (9)
* File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
* File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
* File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
* File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea
* File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya
* 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 (5)/(6)
* File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada
* File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
* File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras (Qualified via playoff confederation)
* File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
* File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
* File:Flag of the United States.svg United States

CONMEBOL (8)
* File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina **(host)**
* File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
* File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile **(host)**
* File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
* File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay **(host)**
* File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
* File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay **(host)**
* 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 Croatia.svg Denmark
* File:Flag of Denmark.svg England
* File:Flag of France.svg France
* File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
* File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
* File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
* File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
* File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
* File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
* File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
* File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
* File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
* File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
* File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
* File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey

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## Draw

The teams were drawn based on the FIFA Rankings of June 2030. Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, as hosts, automatically took the first spots.

### Pot 1

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

### Pot 2

* File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
* File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
* File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
* File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
* File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
* File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
* File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
* File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
* File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
* File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
* File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal

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

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

### Group B

 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
 File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica

* File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile D - File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark D
* File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile W - File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica L
* File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark W - File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica L

### Group C

 File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay
 File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya

* File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden W - File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay L
* File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden W - File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya L
* File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay W - File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya L

### Group D

 File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia
 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey

* File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay W - File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia L
* File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay W - File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey L
* File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia D - File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey D

### Group E

 File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea

* File:Flag of the United States.svg United States W - File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland L
* File:Flag of the United States.svg United States W - File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea L
* File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland W - File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea L

### Group F

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

* File:Flag of England.svg England W - File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada L
* File:Flag of England.svg England W - File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa L
* File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada W - File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa L

### Group G

 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
 File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria

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

### Group H

 File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea

* File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany W - File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru L
* File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany W - File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea L
* File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru W - File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea L

### Group I

 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
 File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea

* File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain W - File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia L
* File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain W - File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea L
* File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia W - File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea L

### Group J

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

* File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy W - File:Flag of China.svg China L
* File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 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 K

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

* File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil W - File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland L
* File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil W - File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia L
* File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland D - File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia D

### Group L

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

* File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands W - File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal L
* File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands W - File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand L
* File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal W - File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand L

### Group M

 File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
 File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras

* File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium W - File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon L
* File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium W - File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras L
* File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon W - File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras L

### Group N

 File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco

* File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal W - File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela L
* File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal W - File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco L
* File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela W - File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco L

### Group O

 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
 File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq

* File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia W - File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria L
* File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia W - File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq L
* File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria W - File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq L

### Group P

 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
 File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran

* File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico W - File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland L
* File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico W - File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran L
* File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland D - File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran D

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

## Champions

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File:Flag of the United States.svg The UNITED STATES won its second trophy by defeating Brazil.