It’s time for the much anticipated World Cup 2026 draw live in full as England and the other home nations discover their fate.
This tournament is the biggest ever with 48 teams and 12 groups, and for the draw, those teams will be split into four pots of 12 teams based on FIFA’s current rankings.
The ceremony begins at 5pm, with names to be drawn out just before 6pm (UK time). Scroll down further in this article to see a live stream as it happens.
Pot one will have the host countries, Canada, Mexico, as well as the USA, and also big teams like Brazil, France, England, and Spain, as they rank the highest. Then each group gets one team from each pot.
The hosts get special spots, Mexico in A1, Canada in B1 and USA in D1. This means they’re guaranteed the first position in those groups and play all their games in their own country.
No group can have two teams from the same confederation, so Brazil won’t face Argentina in the group stages for example.
There is an exception for Europe though, which we’ll see four groups have two nations because they have 16 teams in… England in pot 1, and avoid Brazil, France and Spain in the group stages because those teams are also in pot 1. They could only meet them later in the knockouts if both of them go far.
Scotland are in pot 3, Wales or Northern Ireland could also qualify via the playoffs in March.
Essentially it all means England will face a lower ranked team whilst the other home nations might draw a big side like world champions Argentina.
WORLD CUP POTS:
Pot 1: Canada, Mexico, USA, Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
Pot 2: Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, Iran, Korea Republic, Ecuador, Austria, Australia
Pot 3: Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Paraguay, Tunisia, Côte d’Ivoire, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa
Pot 4: Jordan, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Curaçao, Haiti, New Zealand, European Playoff A, B, C and D, FIFA Playoff Tournament 1 and 2
THE PLAYOFFS:
UEFA
Play-off Path A:
Semi-final: Italy vs Northern Ireland
Semi-final: Wales vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
Final: Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Italy/Northern Ireland
UEFA
Play-off Path A:
Semi-final: Italy vs Northern Ireland
Semi-final: Wales vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
Final: Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Italy/Northern Ireland
Play-off Path B:
Semi-final: Ukraine vs Sweden
Semi-final: Poland vs Albania
Final: Ukraine/Sweden vs Poland/Albania
Play-off Path C:
Semi-final: Turkey vs Romania
Semi-final: Slovakia vs Kosovo
Final: Slovakia/Kosovo vs Turkey/Romania
Play-off Path D:
Semi-final: Denmark vs North Macedonia
Semi-final: Czech Republic vs Republic of Ireland
Final: Czech Republic/Republic of Ireland vs Denmark/North Macedonia
Inter-confederation
Play-off Path A:
Semi-final: New Caledonia vs Jamaica
Final: New Caledonia/Jamaica vs Congo
Play-off Path B:
Semi-final: Bolivia vs Suriname
Final: Bolivia/Suriname vs Iraq
WORLD CUP GROUP STAGE DRAW 👇
Group A: Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Republic of Ireland/Denmark/North Macedonia/Czech Republic
Group B: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, Wales/Northern Ireland/Italy/Bosnia-Herzegovina
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
Group D: USA, Australia, Paraguay, Turkey/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo
Group E: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curacao
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, Poland/Ukraine/Sweden/Albania
Group G: Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde
Group I: France, Senegal, Norway, Iraq or Bolivia/Suriname
Group J: Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan, DR Congo or Jamaica/New Caledonia
Group L: England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group Stage fixtures
Thursday, 11 June 2026
Match 1 – Group A (Mexico #1) – Mexico City Stadium
Match 2 – Group A – Estadio Guadalajara
Friday, 12 June 2026
Match 3 – Group B (Canada #1) – Toronto Stadium
Match 4 – Group D (USA #1) – Los Angeles Stadium
Saturday, 13 June 2026
Match 5 – Group C – Boston Stadium
Match 6 – Group D – BC Place Vancouver
Match 7 – Group C – New York New Jersey Stadium
Match 8 – Group B – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Sunday, 14 June 2026
Match 9 – Group E – Philadelphia Stadium
Match 10 – Group E – Houston Stadium
Match 11 – Group F – Dallas Stadium
Match 12 – Group F – Estadio Monterrey
Monday, 15 June 2026
Match 13 – Group H – Miami Stadium
Match 14 – Group H – Atlanta Stadium
Match 15 – Group G – Los Angeles Stadium
Match 16 – Group G – Seattle Stadium
Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Match 17 – Group I – New York New Jersey Stadium
Match 18 – Group I – Boston Stadium
Match 19 – Group J – Kansas City Stadium
Match 20 – Group J – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Match 21 – Group L – Toronto Stadium
Match 22 – Group L – Dallas Stadium
Match 23 – Group K – Houston Stadium
Match 24 – Group K – Mexico City Stadium
Thursday, 18 June 2026
Match 25 – Group A – Atlanta Stadium
Match 26 – Group B – Los Angeles Stadium
Match 27 – Group B – (Canada #2) – BC Place Vancouver
Match 28 – Group A – (Mexico #2) – Estadio Guadalajara
Friday, 19 June 2026
Match 29 – Group C – Philadelphia Stadium
Match 30 – Group C – Boston Stadium
Match 31 – Group D – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Match 32 – Group D (USA #2) – Seattle Stadium
Saturday, 20 June 2026
Match 33 – Group E – Toronto Stadium
Match 34 – Group E – Kansas City Stadium
Match 35 – Group F – Houston Stadium
Match 36 – Group F – Estadio Monterrey
Sunday, 21 June 2026
Match 37 – Group H – Miami Stadium
Match 38 – Group H – Atlanta Stadium
Match 39 – Group G – Los Angeles Stadium
Match 40 – Group G – BC Place Vancouver
Monday, 22 June 2026
Match 41 – Group I – New York New Jersey Stadium
Match 42 – Group I – Philadelphia Stadium
Match 43 – Group J – Dallas Stadium
Match 44 – Group J – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Match 45 – Group L – Boston Stadium
Match 46 – Group L – Toronto Stadium
Match 47 – Group K – Houston Stadium
Match 48 – Group K – Estadio Guadalajara
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Match 49 – Group C – Miami Stadium
Match 50 – Group C – Atlanta Stadium
Match 51 – Group B (Canada #3) – BC Place Vancouver
Match 52 – Group B – Seattle Stadium
Match 53 – Group A – (Mexico #3) – Mexico City Stadium
Match 54 – Group A – Estadio Monterrey
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Match 55 – Group E – Philadelphia Stadium
Match 56 – Group E – New York New Jersey Stadium
Match 57 – Group F – Dallas Stadium
Match 58 – Group F – Kansas City Stadium
Match 59 – Group D – (USA #3) – Los Angeles Stadium
Match 60 – Group D – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Friday, 26 June 2026
Match 61 – Group I – Boston Stadium
Match 62 – Group I – Toronto Stadium
Match 63 – Group G – Seattle Stadium
Match 64 – Group G – BC Place Vancouver
Match 65 – Group H – Houston Stadium
Match 66 – Group H – Estadio Guadalajara
Saturday, 27 June 2026
Match 67 – Group L – New York New Jersey Stadium
Match 68 – Group L – Philadelphia Stadium
Match 69 – Group J – Kansas City Stadium
Match 70 – Group J – Dallas Stadium
Match 71 – Group K – Miami Stadium
Match 72 – Group K – Atlanta Stadium
FIFA World Cup 2026 – Round of 32 fixtures
Sunday, 28 June 2026
Match 73 – Group A runners-up v Group B runners-up – Los Angeles Stadium
Monday, 29 June 2026
Match 74 – Group E winners v Group A/B/C/D/F third place – Boston Stadium
Match 75 – Group F winners v Group C runners-up – Estadio Monterrey
Match 76 – Group C winners v Group F runners-up – Houston Stadium
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Match 77 – Group I winners v Group C/D/F/G/H third place – New York New Jersey Stadium
Match 78 – Group E runners up v Group I runners-up – Dallas Stadium
Match 79 – Group A winners v Group C/E/F/H/I third place – Mexico City Stadium
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Match 80 – Group L winners v Group E/H/I/J/K third place – Atlanta Stadium
Match 81 – Group D winners v Group B/E/F/I/J third place – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Match 82 – Group G winners v Group A/E/H/I/J third place – Seattle Stadium
Thursday, 2 July 2026
Match 83 – Group K runners-up v Group L runners-up – Toronto Stadium
Match 84 – Group H winners v Group J runners-up – Los Angeles Stadium
Match 85 – Group B winners v Group E/F/G/I/J third place – BC Place Vancouver
Friday, 3 July 2026
Match 86 – Group J winners v Group H runners-up – Miami Stadium
Match 87 – Group K winners v Group D/E/I/J/L third place – Kansas City Stadium
Match 88 – Group D runners-up v Group G runners-up – Dallas Stadium
FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 fixtures
Saturday, 4 July 2026
Match 89 – Winner match 74 v Winner match 77 – Philadelphia Stadium
Match 90 – Winner match 73 v Winner match 75 – Houston Stadium
Sunday, 5 July 2026
Match 91 – Winner match 76 v Winner match 78 – New York New Jersey Stadium
Match 92 – Winner match 79 v Winner match 80 – Mexico City Stadium
Monday, 6 July 2026
Match 93 – Winner match 83 v Winner match 84 – Dallas Stadium
Match 94 – Winner match 81 v Winner match 82 – Seattle Stadium
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
Match 95 – Winner match 86 v Winner match 88 – Atlanta Stadium
Match 96 – Winner match 85 v Winner match 87 – BC Place Vancouver
FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final fixtures
Thursday, 9 July 2026
Match 97 – Winner match 89 v Winner match 90 – Boston Stadium
Friday, 10 July 2026
Match 98 – Winner match 93 v Winner match 94 – Los Angeles Stadium
Saturday, 11 July 2026
Match 99 – Winner match 91 v Winner match 92 – Miami Stadium
Match 100 – Winner match 95 v Winner match 96 – Kansas City Stadium
FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final fixtures
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Match 101 – Winner match 97 v Winner match 98 – Dallas Stadium
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Match 102 – Winner match 99 v Winner match 100 – Atlanta Stadium
FIFA World Cup 2026 bronze final
Saturday, 18 July 2026
Match 103 – Loser match 101 v Loser match 102 – Miami Stadium
FIFA World Cup 2026 Final
Sunday, 19 July 2026
Match 104 – Winner match 101 v Winner match 102 – New York New Jersey Stadium
