The United States, Canada and Mexico will jointly host this summer’s World Cup, with the full draw to be completed after the latest round of international matches on Tuesday
The World Cup draw is almost complete (Image: Mike Egerton/PA Wire)
The final qualifying round was held on Tuesday night, and the World Cup draw has now been completed. During this international break, European teams are competing in play-off matches as their last chance to qualify for this summer’s tournament.
The United States will join Canada and Mexico in hosting this summer’s World Cup, and an expanded version of the tournament will see the number of participating countries increase from 32 to 48, with 12 groups in total. England had already qualified for the tournament thanks to a perfect qualifying campaign, winning all eight matches.
Manager Thomas Tuchel and his team already know their three opponents, with the Three Lions in Group L alongside Panama, Ghana and Croatia. England used their international break to play two friendlies at Wembley Stadium to strengthen their preparations for the tournament, drawing 1-1 with Uruguay on Friday before losing 1-0 to Japan on Tuesday night.
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Before Tuesday’s game, 42 of the 48 spots for this summer’s World Cup had already been confirmed, with the final six spots confirmed. Sweden fell behind in their bid to qualify for the World Cup, with Arsenal striker Viktor Gökeres scoring the winning goal in a 3-2 win over Poland in the play-off match against Thailand.
Turkiye defeated Kosovo 1-0 and qualified for this summer’s tournament. The Czech Republic needed a penalty shootout to beat Denmark, but Italy lost to Bosnia and Herzegovina on spot kicks, missing out on a spot in the World Cup.
The Democratic Republic of Congo put an end to Jamaica’s dreams on Tuesday night when former Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe scored in extra time to end the game 1-0. Meanwhile, Iraq defeated Bolivia 2-1 to qualify for this summer’s tournament.
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Complete 2026 World Cup Draw:
Group A
Mexico South Africa Republic of Korea Czech Republic
Group B
Canada Qatar Switzerland Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group C
Brazil Morocco Haiti Scotland
Group D
America Paraguay Australia Turkey
Group E
Germany Curacao Ivory Coast Ecuador
Group F
Netherlands Japan Tunisia Sweden
England are in Group L for this summer’s World Cup (Image: 2026 The FA)
Group G
Belgium Egypt Iran New Zealand
Group H
Spain Cape Verde Saudi Arabia Uruguay
Group I
Group J
Argentina Algeria Austria Jordan
Group K
Portugal Uzbekistan Colombia Democratic Republic of Congo
Group L
England Croatia Ghana Panama
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