100 days to go before the 2026 World Cup: The 12 groups of the competition

The countdown has begun: exactly 100 days remain until the opening kick-off of the FIFA World Cup 2026. This historic tournament, the first ever to bring together 48 nations, will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026 across three host countries: the United States, Mexico and Canada.

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• Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, European play-off winner D (Turkey/Romania)

• Group B: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, European play-off winner A (Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina)

• Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti

• Group D: United States, Paraguay, Australia, European play-off winner C (Italy/Northern Ireland)

• Group E: Germany, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Curaçao

• Group F: Netherlands, Tunisia, Japan, European play-off winner B (Ukraine/Sweden or Poland/Albania)

• Group G: Argentina, Algeria, Jordan, Austria

• Group H: France, Senegal, Norway, Uzbekistan

• Group I: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay

• Group J: Belgium, Egypt, IR Iran, New Zealand

• Group K: Portugal, Ghana, Panama, Colombia

• Group L: England, Croatia, Egypt*, New Zealand* (Note: Some final placements depend on the last play-offs in March)

Mahdi Zakaria LAZRI |

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