England and Scotland now know their opponents.
The draw for the 2026 World Cup occurred on Friday in a protracted ceremony on the Kennedy Middle in Washington D.C.
The total line-up of groups will not be but identified, with UEFA’s play-off matches and the Inter-confederation play-offs nonetheless to happen in March, when the 48-team line-up might be accomplished.
As well as, the dates and instances of matches are nonetheless to be identified, however 42 groups now know which teams they’re in, with most understanding the identification of all of the groups they are going to face within the group stage.
Listed here are the World Cup teams in full.
2026 World Cup teams
Group A
- Mexico
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Play-off winner: Denmark/Czechia/Republic of Eire/North Macedonia
Group B
- Canada
- Play-off winner: Italy/Wales/Bosnia-Herzegovina/Northern Eire
- Qatar
- Switzerland
Group C
- Brazil
- Morocco
- Haiti
- Scotland
Group D
- USA
- Paraguay
- Australia
- Play-off winner: Turkey/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo
Group E
- Germany
- Curacao
- Ivory Coast
- Ecuador
Group F
- Netherlands
- Japan
- Play-off winner: Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania
- Tunisia
Group G
- Belgium
- Egypt
- Iran
- New Zealand
Group H
- Spain
- Cape Verde
- Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay
Group I
- France
- Senegal
- Play-off winner: Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname
- Norway
Group J
- Argentina
- Algeria
- Austria
- Jordan
Group Okay
- Portugal
- Play-off winner: DR Congo/Jamaica/New Caledonia
- Uzbekistan
- Colombia
Group L
- England
- Croatia
- Ghana
- Panama
When is the opening recreation of the World Cup?
The opening recreation will see Mexico face South Africa on June 11 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico Metropolis.
Canada will participate of their opening recreation a day later in Toronto, with the US additionally contesting their opening match on June 12 in opposition to Paraguay in Los Angeles.
England face Croatia take a look at
England, in the meantime, must wait till June 17 for his or her opening recreation in opposition to Croatia in both Toronto or Arlington.
That represents a troublesome begin to the match for Thomas Tuchel’s males, in what’s a rematch of the 2018 semi-final gained by Croatia.
England will, nevertheless, be assured of getting by way of Group L, which they are going to spherical off in opposition to a Panama workforce they thrashed 6-1 within the group stage in 2018.
Scotland have likelihood for sturdy begin
Scotland might be outsiders to get by way of Group C, however can not less than have purpose for hope of a robust begin in opposition to Haiti, who’re making their first look on the match since 1974.
That recreation will happen on June 13 earlier than clashes with Morocco and Brazil, each groups that Scotland confronted on their final look within the finals again in 1998.
When are the play-offs?
Six locations on the World Cup are nonetheless to be determined, with 4 groups from UEFA together with two others from the 5 different confederations set to take their place on the finals.
Each the UEFA play-offs and the Inter-confederation start with semi-final ties on March 26. The play-off finals will observe on March 31, when the line-up might be accomplished.
