CORNERFLICK
48 nations, one trophy.
Every team that qualified for the biggest World Cup ever — ranked, sorted by confederation, and drawn into 12 groups on the road to the final at MetLife Stadium.
48 teams · 12 groups48
Qualified nations
12
Groups, A–L
6
Confederations
3
Host nations
32
Reach the knockouts
The biggest field ever
For the first time, 48 nations contest the World Cup — 16 more than in 2022. They are drawn into 12 groups of four, A to L. The top two of every group plus the eight best third-placed teams advance to a brand-new Round of 32. Below is every team that made it — by ranking, by region, and by group.
Title contenders
The highest-ranked nations in the field, by FIFA World Ranking — the favourites to go deep in July.
FIFA World Rankings
Every nation in the field by current FIFA World Ranking, strongest first.
- 1
FranceGrp I#1 - 2
SpainGrp H#2 - 3
ArgentinaGrp J#3 - 4
EnglandGrp L#4 - 5
PortugalGrp K#5 - 6
BrazilGrp C#6 - 7
NetherlandsGrp F#7 - 8
MoroccoGrp C#8 - 9
BelgiumGrp G#9 - 10
GermanyGrp E#10 - 11
CroatiaGrp L#11 - 12
ColombiaGrp K#13 - 13
SenegalGrp I#14 - 14
MexicoGrp A#15 - 15
USAGrp D#16 - 16
UruguayGrp H#17 - 17
JapanGrp F#18 - 18
SwitzerlandGrp B#19 - 19
IranGrp G#21 - 20
TürkiyeGrp D#22 - 21
EcuadorGrp E#23 - 22
AustriaGrp J#24 - 23
South KoreaGrp A#25 - 24
AustraliaGrp D#27 - 25
AlgeriaGrp J#28 - 26
EgyptGrp G#29 - 27
CanadaGrp B#30 - 28
NorwayGrp I#31 - 29
PanamaGrp L#33 - 30
Ivory CoastGrp E#34 - 31
SwedenGrp F#38 - 32
ParaguayGrp D#40 - 33
CzechiaGrp A#41 - 34
ScotlandGrp C#43 - 35
TunisiaGrp F#44 - 36
DR CongoGrp K#46 - 37
UzbekistanGrp K#50 - 38
QatarGrp B#55 - 39
IraqGrp I#57 - 40
South AfricaGrp A#60 - 41
Saudi ArabiaGrp H#61 - 42
JordanGrp J#63 - 43
Bosnia and HerzegovinaGrp B#65 - 44
Cape VerdeGrp H#69 - 45
GhanaGrp L#74 - 46
CuraçaoGrp E#82 - 47
HaitiGrp C#83 - 48
New ZealandGrp G#85
The hosts
Three nations stage the 2026 World Cup — the first time the tournament has been co-hosted by three countries.
By confederation
Where the 48 come from — every qualified nation, split across football's six continental confederations.
UEFA
Europe
OFC
Oceania
