{"id":28516,"date":"2026-04-01T19:29:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/2026-world-cup-group-all-48-qualified-teams-confirmed\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T19:29:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:29:26","slug":"2026-world-cup-group-all-48-qualified-teams-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/2026-world-cup-group-all-48-qualified-teams-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 World Cup Group: All 48 qualified teams confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"capital-letter\">N<\/span>The 2026 World Cup is taking shape. The playoffs have effectively ended, leaving 48 teams in the 12 groups for the first World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>After months of qualifying, final-day drama and playoffs around the world, the tournament, hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, will feature a format for the first time in which the top two teams in each group and the top eight third-place teams advance.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">What are the groups for the 2026 World Cup?<\/h2>\n<p>Sweden, Turkey, Czech Republic, Bosnia, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iraq will be the final teams to qualify for the World Cup after the UEFA playoffs and intercontinental play-offs on Tuesday, March 31st.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament groups look like this:<\/p>\n<p>Group A<\/p>\n<p>Mexico South Africa South Korea Czech Republic<\/p>\n<p>Group B<\/p>\n<p>canada bosnia qatar switzerland<\/p>\n<p>Group C<\/p>\n<p>Brazil Morocco Haiti Scotland<\/p>\n<p>Group D<\/p>\n<p>America Paraguay Australia T\u00fcrkiye<\/p>\n<p>Group E<\/p>\n<p>Germany Curao Ivory Coast Ecuador<\/p>\n<p>Group F<\/p>\n<p>Netherlands Japan Sweden Tunisia<\/p>\n<p>Group G<\/p>\n<p>Belgium Egypt Iran New Zealand<\/p>\n<p>Group H<\/p>\n<p>Spain Cape Verde Saudi Arabia Uruguay<\/p>\n<p>Group I<\/p>\n<p>Group J<\/p>\n<p>Argentina Algeria Austria Jordan<\/p>\n<p>Group K<\/p>\n<p>Portugal Democratic Republic of the Congo Uzbekistan Colombia<\/p>\n<p>Group L<\/p>\n<p>England Croatia Ghana Panama<\/p>\n<p>World Cup dreams are more vivid than ever<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/world-cup\/2026\/04\/01\/69cc7ff9e2704eb6068b4595.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NThe 2026 World Cup is taking shape. 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