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FIFA World Cup 2026

FIFA Region

FIFA

Season

2026

Location

North America

Abbreviation

WCUP

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Summary

The 2026 FIFA World Cup (WCUP) will be held from 13 June 2026 to 19 July 20262 at various venues throughout Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Qualifying for this world cup started in 2023. Of the 48 nations participating (increased from 32), Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan are competing for the first time. This is the third world cup to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system.

After the Group Stage, all matches are "Knockout". If a match is tied after regulation time, two 15-minute overtime periods are played. If the match is still tied after overtime, a best of 5 penalty shoot-out is held.

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2026 World Cup Participants

Confederation (# of Countries)	Countries (1 April 2026 FIFA Ranking)
AFC (9)	Australia (27), Iran (21), Iraq (57), Japan (18), Jordan (63), Korea Republic (25), Qatar (55), Saudi Arabia (61), Uzbekistan (50)
CAF (10)	Algeria (28), Cape Verde (69), Côte d'Ivoire (34), Congo DR (46), Egypt (29), Ghana (74), Morocco (8), Senegal (14), South Africa (60), Tunisia (44)
CONCACAF (6)	Canada (30)(co-host), Curaçao (82), Haiti (83), Mexico (15)(co-host), Panama (33), USA (16)(co-host)
CONMEBOL (6)	Argentina (3), Brazil (6), Colombia (13), Ecuador (23), Paraguay (40), Uruguay (17)
OFC (1)	New Zealand (85)
UEFA (16)	Austria (24), Belgium (9), Bosnia and Herzegovina (65), Croatia (11), Czechia (41), England (4), France (1), Germany (10), Netherlands (7), Norway (31), Portugal (5), Scotland (43), Spain (2), Sweden (38), Switzerland (19), Turkey (22)

Competition Structure

2026 World Cup Structure

Stage	# Teams	New Teams Entering This Round	Teams From Previous Round	Format
Group	48	48	None	12 groups of 4 with 1 match against each team in group, top two countries in each group with most points (win = 3 pts, draw = 1 pt) and top eight 3rd-place teams with the most points advance
Round of 32	32	None	1st and 2nd place teams from each group and top eight 3rd-place teams with the most points from Group stage	16 Knockout matches
Round of 16	16	None	16 winners from Round of 32	8 Knockout matches
Quarterfinals	8	None	8 winners from Round of 16	4 Knockout matches
Semifinals	4	None	4 winners from Quarterfinals	2 Knockout matches
Final	2	None	2 winners from Semifinals	1 Knockout match

Group Stage

	Group A	League							Home						Road
POS	Group A	MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Czechia	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
2	Korea Republic	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
3	Mexico	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
4	South Africa	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
Round of 16

Date

Home

Status

Road

Venue

11.06.26

Estadio Azteca

Estadio AKRON

18.06.26

Czechia

South Africa

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Mexico

Korea Republic

Estadio AKRON

24.06.26

Estadio BBVA

Estadio Azteca

	Group B	League							Home						Road
POS	Group B	MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
2	Canada	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
3	Qatar	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
4	Switzerland	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
Round of 16

Date

Home

Status

Road

Venue

12.06.26

Canada

Bosnia and Herzegovina

BMO Field

13.06.26

Qatar

Switzerland

Levi's Stadium

18.06.26

Switzerland

Bosnia and Herzegovina

SoFi Stadium

Canada

Qatar

BC Place Stadium

24.06.26

Switzerland

Canada

BC Place Stadium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Qatar

Lumen Field

	Group C	League							Home						Road
POS	Group C	MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Brazil	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
2	Haiti	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
3	Morocco	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
4	Scotland	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
Round of 16

Date

Home

Status

Road

Venue

13.06.26

Metlife Stadium

Gillette Stadium

19.06.26

Gillette Stadium

Lincoln Financial Field

24.06.26

Morocco

Haiti

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Scotland

Brazil

Hard Rock Stadium

	Group D	League							Home						Road
POS	Group D	MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Australia	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
2	Paraguay	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
3	Turkey	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
4	United States	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
Round of 16

Date

Home

Status

Road

Venue

12.06.26

United States

Paraguay

SoFi Stadium

14.06.26

Australia

Turkey

BC Place Stadium

19.06.26

Levi's Stadium

Lumen Field

25.06.26

Levi's Stadium

SoFi Stadium

	Group E	League							Home						Road
POS	Group E	MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Côte d'Ivoire	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
2	Curaçao	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
3	Ecuador	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
4	Germany	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
Round of 16

Date

Home

Status

Road

Venue

14.06.26

NRG Stadium

Lincoln Financial Field

20.06.26

BMO Field

Arrowhead Stadium

25.06.26

Curaçao

Côte d'Ivoire

Lincoln Financial Field

Ecuador

Germany

Metlife Stadium

	Group F	League							Home						Road
POS	Group F	MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Japan	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
2	Netherlands	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
3	Sweden	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
4	Tunisia	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
Round of 16

Date

Home

Status

Road

Venue

14.06.26

AT&T Stadium

Estadio BBVA

20.06.26

Estadio BBVA

NRG Stadium

25.06.26

Metlife Stadium

AT&T Stadium

	Group G	League							Home						Road
POS	Group G	MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Belgium	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
2	Egypt	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
3	Iran	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
4	New Zealand	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
Round of 16

Date

Home

Status

Road

Venue

15.06.26

Lumen Field

SoFi Stadium

21.06.26

SoFi Stadium

BC Place Stadium

26.06.26

Lumen Field

BC Place Stadium

	Group H	League							Home						Road
POS	Group H	MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Cape Verde Islands	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
2	Saudi Arabia	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
3	Spain	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
4	Uruguay	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
Round of 16

Date

Home

Status

Road

Venue

15.06.26

Spain

Cape Verde Islands

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Saudi Arabia

Uruguay

Hard Rock Stadium

21.06.26

Spain

Saudi Arabia

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Uruguay

Cape Verde Islands

Hard Rock Stadium

26.06.26

NRG Stadium

Estadio AKRON

	Group I	League							Home						Road
POS	Group I	MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	France	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
2	Iraq	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
3	Norway	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
4	Senegal	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
Round of 16

Date

Home

Status

Road

Venue

16.06.26

Metlife Stadium

Gillette Stadium

22.06.26

France

Iraq

Lincoln Financial Field

Norway

Senegal

Metlife Stadium

26.06.26

Gillette Stadium

BMO Field

	Group J	League							Home						Road
POS	Group J	MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Algeria	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
2	Argentina	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
3	Austria	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
4	Jordan	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
Round of 16

Date

Home

Status

Road

Venue

16.06.26

Argentina

Algeria

Arrowhead Stadium

17.06.26

Austria

Jordan

Levi's Stadium

22.06.26

AT&T Stadium

Levi's Stadium

27.06.26

Metlife Stadium

AT&T Stadium

	Group K	League							Home						Road
POS	Group K	MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Colombia	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
2	Congo DR	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
3	Portugal	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
4	Uzbekistan	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
Round of 16

Date

Home

Status

Road

Venue

17.06.26

NRG Stadium

Estadio Azteca

23.06.26

NRG Stadium

Estadio AKRON

27.06.26

Hard Rock Stadium

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

	Group L	League							Home						Road
POS	Group L	MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Croatia	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
2	England	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
3	Ghana	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
4	Panama	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
Round of 16