World Cup trophy, Getty images 05 December 2025, 21:17

Today, December 5, the draw for the group stage of the World Cup took place in Washington.

The participants of the World Cup and the teams that have yet to make it there got to know their opponents.

Group A

Mexico
South Africa
Korea
Denmark/North Macedonia/Czech Republic/Ireland

Group B

Canada
Italy/Northern Ireland/Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina
Qatar
Switzerland

Group C

Brazil
Morocco
Haiti
Scotland

Group D

USA
Paraguay
Australia
Turkey/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo

Group E

Germany
Curaçao
Ivory Coast
Ecuador

Group F

Holland
Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania
Japan
Tunisia

Group G

Belgium
Egypt
Iran
New Zealand

Group H

Spain
Cape Verde
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay

Group I

France
Senegal
Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname
Norway

Group J

Argentina
Algeria
Austria
Jordan

Group K

Portugal
DK Congo/Jamaica/New Caledonia
Uzbekistan
Colombia

Group L

England
Croatia
Ghana
Panama

The World Cup will be held next summer — in June-July 2026. It will be held in three countries: USA, Canada and Mexico.