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The 2026 World Cup draw is expected to begin at noon Eastern time on Friday, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. We will update the results live on this page throughout the draw.
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Group A
Mexico
Grupo B
Canada
Grupo D
United States
Pot 4
- Cape Verde
- Curacao
- Euro. Playoff A
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Wales or Northern Ireland
- Euro. Playoff B
Ukraine, Poland, Albania or Sweden
- Euro. Playoff C
Slovakia, Kosovo, Turkey or Romania
- Euro. Playoff D
Denmark, Ireland, the Czech Republic or North Macedonia
- FIFA Playoff 1
Jamaica, the Democratic Republic of the Congo or New Caledonia
- FIFA Playoff 2
Bolivia, Iraq or Suriname
- Ghana
- Haiti
- Jordan
- New Zealand
While you’re waiting, try our interactive draw simulator. It allows you to play out an unlimited number of draws and see all possible groups for the team you support.
How it works
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There are 48 teams in next year’s World Cup — an expansion from the 32 teams of previous tournaments.
To ensure both geographic and competitive balance, the qualified teams are split up into four “pots” of 12 teams each. The three host countries — the United States, Canada and Mexico — are all in the first pot, and each has already been assigned a group. Mexico is in Group A, Canada in Group B and the United States in Group D.
During the draw, the rest of the teams will be taken out of each pot and put into the remaining groups, ending with 12 groups of four teams each, with one team from each pot.
It’s not quite that simple; there are additional rules to make sure no group has more than one team from the same continent (or two, in Europe’s case), and to make sure the highest-ranked teams end up on opposite sides of the knockout round bracket if they win their respective groups. If, during the draw, you expect a team to go into one group and it goes into another, one of these rules may be the reason.
Finally, there will still be six open spots remaining even after the draw is complete. These will eventually be filled by teams who win a play-in tournament in March — four from Europe and two from the rest of the world.
From Europe:
European playoff path A: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Wales or Northern Ireland
European playoff path B: Ukraine, Poland, Albania or Sweden
European playoff path C: Slovakia, Kosovo, Turkey or Romania
European playoff path D: Denmark, Ireland, the Czech Republic or North Macedonia
From the rest of the world:
FIFA playoff path 1: Jamaica, the Democratic Republic of the Congo or New Caledonia
FIFA playoff path 2: Bolivia, Iraq or Suriname
Schedule
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FIFA has said it will release specific game schedule information on Saturday, about 24 hours after the draw is complete. Pick a team below to see the most current information about when and where they will play:
Group stage
The United States will play three group stage games. FIFA is expected to release schedule information after the draw is complete.
| Data | Adversário | Localização |
|---|---|---|
| June 12 | TBD | Los Angeles |
| 19 de junho | TBD | Seattle |
| 25 de junho | TBD | Los Angeles |
Fase eliminatória…
…if the United States wins the group
| Date | Round | Location |
|---|---|---|
| July 1 | Rd. of 32 | Santa Clara, Calif. |
| July 6 | Rd. of 16 | Seattle |
| July 10 | Quarterfinal | Los Angeles |
| July 14 | Semifinal | Dallas |
| July 19 | Final | East Rutherford, N.J. |
…se os Estados Unidos terminarem em segundo
| Data | Redondo | Localização |
|---|---|---|
| July 3 | Rd. of 32 | Dallas |
| July 7 | Rd. of 16 | Atlanta |
| July 11 | Quarterfinal | Kansas City, Mo. |
| July 15 | Semifinal | Atlanta |
| July 19 | Final | East Rutherford, N.J. |
…se os Estados Unidos se classificarem como terceiro colocado
| Data | Redondo | Localização |
|---|---|---|
| June 29 | Rd. of 32 | Boston |
| June 30 | Rd. of 32 | East Rutherford, N.J. |
| July 3 | Rd. of 32 | Kansas City, Mo. |
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