The stage for the best sporting event on the planet is set.
The world will tune in this summer for soccer’s biggest event as the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 11. Spread across three countries and 16 cities, we’ll witness 48 teams strive for glory and immortality.
The full field is now complete. Here’s the complete list of teams across the 12 groups that will be competing at the World Cup.
How to Watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup
All 104 tournament matches will air live across FOX (70) and FS1 (34) with every match streaming live and on-demand within FOX One’s new, innovative World Cup viewing experience and the FOX Sports App. Every match will be available in 4K on FOX One and most major Pay TV providers.
Who Is Hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup?
For the first time ever, there will be three countries hosting the World Cup — the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Only once in the tournament’s history have there been co-hosts, with the 2002 edition being held in South Korea and Japan.
Eleven cities will be hosting the tournament in the U.S. including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area. Canadian cities, Toronto and Vancouver, will also host games with three Mexican cities — Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City — also included.
For 2026, the majority of the 104 matches will be held in the U.S., with 78 games spread across 11 cities. Canada (two cities) and Mexico (three cities) will have 13 matches each.
Group A
Mexico
South Korea
South Africa
Czechia
Group B
Canada
Switzerland
Qatar
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Group C
Brazil
Morocco
Scotland
Haiti
Group D
United States
Australia
Paraguay
Türkiye
Group E
Germany headlines Group E. (Photo by Ralf Ibing – firo sportphoto/Getty Images)
Germany
Ecuador
Ivory Coast
Curaçao
Group F
Will the Netherlands be the favorites in Group F? (Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images)
Netherlands
Japan
Tunisia
Sweden
Group G
Belgium will be a tough opponent in Group G. (Photo by DIRK WAEM / BELGA MAG / Belga / AFP via Getty Images)
Belgium
Iran
Egypt
New Zealand
Group H
Spain is the defending European champions. (Photo by Maria Gracia Jimenez/Soccrates /Getty Images)
Spain
Uruguay
Saudi Arabia
Cape Verde
Group I
France will be thinking of a third World Cup title. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
France
Senegal
Norway
Iraq
Group J
Lionel Messi and Argentina are defending champions. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP via Getty Images)
Argentina
Austria
Algeria
Jordan
Group K
Cristiano Ronaldo has won just about everything expect a World Cup for Portugal. (Photo by Christian Charisius/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Portugal
Colombia
Uzbekistan
Congo DR
Group L
Can Harry Kane and England bring it home? (Photo by Sebastian Frej/Getty Images)
England
Croatia
Panama
Ghana
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