FIFA revealed the groupings for the upcoming World Cup on Friday during an event in Washington, DC, that featured a number of high-profile attendees.
Among those present were President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, NFL icon Tom Brady, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, baseball star Aaron Judge, and hockey great Wayne Gretzky.
The participants drew balls with their corresponding country names, assigning countries to each group. Trump, Sheinbaum, and Carney started the process by selecting countries from the pot labeled with their own names.
Brady drew from pot 1, while O’Neal, Judge, and Gretzky drew teams from pots 2, 3, and 4, respectively.
Although the groups were established, six of the 48 teams will not be determined until March 2026, with four spots coming from a 16-team UEFA playoff.
Teams competing for those UEFA playoff spots include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy, Kosovo, Northern Ireland, North Macedonia, Poland, the Republic of Ireland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, and Wales.
The final two spots will be filled through the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff tournament. Teams involved in this tournament include Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Jamaica, New Caledonia, and Suriname.
Group A
Mexico
South Africa
South Korea
UEFA Playoff D Winner
Group B
Canada
UEFA Playoff A Winner
Qatar
Switzerland
Group C
Brazil
Morocco
Haiti
Scotland
Group D
United States
Paraguay
Australia
UEFA Playoffs Winners
Group E
Germany
Curaçao
Ivory Coast
Ecuador
Group F
Netherlands
Japan
UEFA Playoff B Winner
Tunisia
Group G
Belgium
Egypt
IR Iran
New Zealand
Group H
Spain
Cape Verde
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay
Group I
France
Senegal
FIFA Playoffs 2 Winner
Norway
Group J
Argentina
Algeria
Austria
Jordan
Group K
Portugal
FIFA Playoffs 1 Winner
Uzbekistan
Colombia
Group L
England
Croatia
Ghana
Panama
