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World Cup 2026 groups confirmed: Full list including England and Scotland
Radio Times has everything you need to know about the confirmed groups for World Cup 2026.
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- Ned Holmes
Published: Monday, 8 December 2025 at 10:16 am
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The full groups for World Cup 2026 in the United States, Canada, and Mexico have been confirmed.
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We'll have to wait until March to discover the identity of the six play-off winners, but Friday's draw revealed where they and the 42 other nations competing will slot into the 12 groups at next summer's expanded tournament.
England have been drawn into Group L alongside Croatia, Ghana, and Panama. Thomas Tuchel's side look set for some testing early fixtures but will be the favourites to top the table.
Scotland join Brazil, Morocco, and Haiti in Group C, and will fancy their chances of reaching the knockout stages.
The winner of UEFA Play-off Path A, which includes Northern Ireland and Wales, will join hosts Canada, Switzerland and Qatar in Group B. If the Republic of Ireland can make it through the play-offs in March, they'll be placed in Group A with hosts Mexico, South Korea and South Africa.
The full match schedule, including the venues and kick-off times for all 104 fixtures, will be confirmed in a FIFA live broadcast on Saturday afternoon.
RadioTimes.com brings you all the details for the World Cup 2026 groups.
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World Cup 2026 confirmed groups
Group A
- Mexico (host)
- South Korea
- South Africa
- UEFA Play-off D winner (Denmark / North Macedonia / Czechia / Republic of Ireland)
Group B
- Canada (host)
- Switzerland
- Qatar
- UEFA Play-off A winner (Italy / Northern Ireland / Wales / Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Group C
- Brazil
- Morocco
- Scotland
- Haiti
Group D
- United States (host)
- Paraguay
- Australia
- UEFA Play-off C winner (Turkey / Romania / Slovakia / Kosovo)
Group E
- Germany
- Ecuador
- Ivory Coast
- Curaçao
Group F
- Netherlands
- Japan
- Tunisia
- UEFA Play-off B winner (Ukraine / Poland / Albania / Sweden)
Group G
- Belgium
- Iran
- Egypt
- New Zealand
Group H
- Spain
- Uruguay
- Saudi Arabia
- Cape Verde
Group I
- France
- Senegal
- Norway
- Inter-confederation Play-Off winner 2 (Iraq / Bolivia / Suriname)
Group J
- Argentina
- Austria
- Algeria
- Jordan
Group K
- Portugal
- Colombia
- Uzbekistan
- Inter-confederation Play-Off winner 1 (DR Congo / Jamaica / New Caledonia)
Group L
- England
- Croatia
- Ghana
- Panama
The identity of the six play-off winners will be confirmed at the end of March.
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When is the World Cup 2026?
The World Cup 2026 will start on Thursday 11th June 2026 and run until the final on Sunday 19th July 2026.
The expanded tournament is set to be held in 16 host cities across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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Ned Holmes
Ned is a sports writer at RadioTimes.com. He has covered a host of sports from EFL football, international cricket and golf all the way through to bike polo and triathlon.
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