The Stage is Set! Complete List of All 48 World Cup Teams

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