The World Cup begins on June 11, 2026 as co-host Mexico plays the opener in Mexico City, with the USA (Los Angeles) and Canada (Toronto) kicking off a day later. The group stage runs until June 27, with synchronized start times in each group for the final matches in the round-robin.

FIFA held a draw to determine who all 48 participating countries in the FIFA World Cup 2026 will face in the group phase of the tournament, which the U.S., Canada and Mexico are co-hosting.

On Friday, FIFA held the draw for the largest World Cup ever, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 11, 2026, through July 19, 2026.

The draw for the 2026 World Cup is complete, and with it we have group stage matchups that will be must-see affairs.

Colombia recently wrecked Mexico 4-0 in October, and if Italy finally punches their ticket back into the World Cup after missing out on the previous two editions, they'll be back with a vengeance. That's always a dangerous type of opponent to face when you're in questionable form.

Egypt's history with their group G opponents at the 2026 World CupEgypt/@CAFEgypt shares Group G with Belgium, Iran, and New Zealand during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, scheduled from June 11 to July 19,

The Mexico national team learned its fate for the 2026 FIFA World Cup as the first 48-team World Cup was drawn in Washington, D.C. El Tri’s World Cup destiny was revealed and Javier Aguirre can begin detailed preparations before Mexico takes the pitch in 188 days in the opening game of the 2026 World Cup.

With the 2026 FIFA World Cup set to unfold across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the race for tickets is already well underway.

The 2026 World Cup draw took place in Washington DC on Friday and we had you covered for everything as it happened.

The semi-finals for both the UEFA and FIFA confederation playoffs take place on Tuesday, March 26, while the finals will be played the following week on Tuesday, March 31. Once those fixtures are concluded, all qualified teams for the 2026 World Cup will be confirmed.