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Summary of the Official Draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals: England Faces Tough Challenge, Argentina Has an Easier Path

Worldcup06 Dec 2025 06:22 GMT+7

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Summary of the Official Draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals: England Faces Tough Challenge, Argentina Has an Easier Path

Explosive excitement! Here is the official summary of the group draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals.

Group A: Mexico (host), South Africa, South Korea, and European Playoff D (Czech Republic / Ireland / Denmark / North Macedonia).

Group B: Canada (host), Qatar, Switzerland, and European Playoff A (Wales / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Italy / Northern Ireland).

Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, and Scotland.

Group D: United States (host), Paraguay, Australia, and European Playoff C (Slovakia / Kosovo / Turkey / Romania).

Group E: Germany, Curaçao, Ivory Coast, and Ecuador.

Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, and European Playoff B (Ukraine / Sweden / Poland / Albania).

Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, and New Zealand.

Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, and Uruguay.

Group I: France, Senegal, Norway, and International Playoff 2 (Bolivia / Suriname / Iraq).

Group J: Argentina (defending champion), Algeria, Austria, and Jordan.

Group K: Portugal, Uzbekistan, Colombia, and International Playoff 1 (New Caledonia / Jamaica / DR Congo).

Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, and Panama.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup finals, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, will begin the group stage from 11 to 27 Jun 2026. The round of 32 runs from 28 Jun to 3 Jul, round of 16 from 4 to 7 Jul, quarterfinals from 9 to 11 Jul, semifinals on 14 and 15 Jul, third-place match on 18 Jul, and the final on 19 Jul 2026.