FIFA World Cup 2026
| Organizer | FIFA |
|---|---|
| Start Date | 2026-06-01 |
| End Date | 2026-07-15 |
| Total Teams | 48 Clubs |
About Tournament & Regulations
Kathmandu: The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men’s soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA.
The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. It will be jointly hosted by sixteen cities—eleven in the United States, three in Mexico, and two in Canada.
The tournament will be the first FIFA World Cup to be hosted by three nations, and the first to include 48 teams, an expansion from 32 previously.
The United 2026 bid beat a rival bid by Morocco during a final vote at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. It will be the first men’s World Cup since 2002 to be co-hosted by multiple nations.
With its past hosting of the 1970 and 1986 tournaments, Mexico will become the first country to host or co-host the men’s World Cup three times. The United States previously hosted the men’s World Cup in 1994. By contrast, it will be Canada’s first time hosting or co-hosting the men’s tournament.
The event will return to its traditional Northern Hemisphere summer schedule after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was uniquely held in November and December.
As the host nations, Canada, Mexico, and the United States all automatically qualified. Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan will all make their World Cup debuts. Argentina is the defending champion, having won its third World Cup title in 2022.
Competition Formats & Rules:
- Single round-robin group phase consisting of 12 groups of 4 teams.
- Top 2 teams from each group plus the 8 best 3rd-placed teams advance to the Round of 32.
- Knockout bracket stages are single-match elimination fixtures.
| # | Team | P | W | D | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mexico
|
3 | 3 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 |
South Africa
|
3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 |
South Korea
|
3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 |
Czechia
|
3 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Switzerland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 |
Canada
|
3 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
| 3 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 |
Qatar
|
3 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 1 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brazil
|
3 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 |
Morocco
|
3 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 |
Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 |
Haiti
|
3 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
USA
|
3 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 |
Australia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |
Paraguay
|
3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 |
Türkiye
|
3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Germany
|
3 | 2 | 0 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 |
Ivory Coast
|
3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 |
Ecuador
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |
Curaçao
|
3 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 1 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netherlands
|
3 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 |
Japan
|
3 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 |
Sweden
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |
Tunisia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Belgium
|
3 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| 2 |
Egypt
|
3 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| 3 |
Iran
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |
New Zealand
|
3 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 1 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spain
|
3 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 |
Cabo Verde
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |
Uruguay
|
3 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 |
Saudi Arabia
|
3 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
France
|
3 | 3 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 |
Norway
|
3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 |
Senegal
|
3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 |
Iraq
|
3 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 0 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Argentina
|
3 | 3 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 |
Austria
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |
Algeria
|
3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 |
Jordan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Colombia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 |
Portugal
|
3 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
| 3 |
Congo DR
|
3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 |
Uzbekistan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
England
|
3 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 |
Croatia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |
Ghana
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |
Panama
|
3 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
Group A - Fixtures & Results
Mexico
2
South Africa
0
South Korea
2
Czechia
1
Czechia
1
South Africa
1
Mexico
1
South Korea
0
Czechia
0
Mexico
3
South Africa
1
South Korea
0
Group B - Fixtures & Results
Canada
1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1
Qatar
1
Switzerland
1
Switzerland
4
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1
Canada
6
Qatar
0
Switzerland
2
Canada
1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3
Qatar
1
Group C - Fixtures & Results
Brazil
1
Morocco
1
Haiti
0
Scotland
1
Scotland
0
Morocco
1
Brazil
3
Haiti
0
Scotland
0
Brazil
3
Morocco
4
Haiti
2
Group D - Fixtures & Results
USA
4
Paraguay
1
Australia
2
Türkiye
0
Türkiye
0
Paraguay
1
USA
2
Australia
0
Türkiye
3
USA
2
Paraguay
0
Australia
0
Group E - Fixtures & Results
Germany
7
Curaçao
1
Ivory Coast
1
Ecuador
0
Ecuador
0
Curaçao
0
Germany
2
Ivory Coast
1
Ecuador
2
Germany
1
Curaçao
0
Ivory Coast
2
Group F - Fixtures & Results
Netherlands
2
Japan
2
Sweden
5
Tunisia
1
Tunisia
0
Japan
4
Netherlands
5
Sweden
1
Tunisia
1
Netherlands
3
Japan
1
Sweden
1
Group G - Fixtures & Results
Belgium
1
Egypt
1
Iran
1
New Zealand
1
New Zealand
1
Egypt
4
Belgium
2
Iran
2
New Zealand
1
Belgium
5
Egypt
1
Iran
1
Group H - Fixtures & Results
Spain
0
Cabo Verde
0
Saudi Arabia
1
Uruguay
1
Uruguay
2
Cabo Verde
2
Spain
4
Saudi Arabia
0
Uruguay
0
Spain
1
Cabo Verde
0
Saudi Arabia
0
Group I - Fixtures & Results
France
3
Senegal
1
Iraq
1
Norway
4
Norway
3
Senegal
2
France
3
Iraq
0
Norway
1
France
4
Senegal
5
Iraq
0
Group J - Fixtures & Results
Argentina
3
Algeria
0
Austria
3
Jordan
1
Jordan
1
Algeria
2
Argentina
2
Austria
0
Jordan
1
Argentina
3
Algeria
2
Austria
2
Group K - Fixtures & Results
Portugal
1
Congo DR
1
Uzbekistan
1
Colombia
3
Colombia
1
Congo DR
0
Portugal
5
Uzbekistan
0
Colombia
0
Portugal
0
Congo DR
3
Uzbekistan
1
Group L - Fixtures & Results
England
4
Croatia
2
Ghana
1
Panama
0
Panama
0
Croatia
1
England
0
Ghana
0
Panama
0
England
2
Croatia
2
Ghana
1
Germany
Paraguay
France
Sweden
South Africa
Canada
Netherlands
Morocco
Portugal
Croatia
Spain
Austria
USA
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Belgium
Senegal
Brazil
Japan
Ivory Coast
Norway
Mexico
Ecuador
England
Congo DR
Argentina
Cabo Verde
Australia
Egypt
Switzerland
Algeria
Colombia
Ghana
V. Castellanos
C. Stuani
C. Larin
E. Touré
Sergio León
L. Robertone
V. Tsygankov
G. Plata
Aleix García
Rodrigo Riquelme
