The long-awaited draw for the 2026 World Cup is officially complete. We have the groups, we have the fixtures… and we have just 187 days until the most prestigious soccer tournament in the world kicks off. Who’s in the Group of Death? Who has the best World Cup odds? Which teams are headed to Florida to play at Hard Rock Stadium?
World Cup 2026 Groups
Below are the official groups for the 2026 World Cup:
Group A
- Mexico
- South Africa
- Korea Republic
- European Playoff D
Group B
- Canada
- European Playoff A
- Qatar
- Switzerland
Group C
- Brazil
- Morocco
- Haiti
- Scotland
Group D
- United States
- Paraguay
- Australia
- European Playoff C
Group E
- Germany
- Curaçao
- Cóte D’Ivoire
- Ecuador
Group F
- Netherlands
- Japan
- European Playoff B
- Tunisia
Group G
- Belgium
- Egypt
- Iran
- New Zealand
Group H
- Spain
- Cape Verde
- Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay
Group I
- France
- Senegal
- FIFA Playoff 2
- Norway
Group J
- Argentina
- Algeria
- Austria
- Jordan
Group K
- Portugal
- FIFA Playoff 1
- Uzbekistan
- Colombia
Group L
- England
- Croatia
- Ghana
- Panama
What’s the Group of Death at the 2026 FIFA World Cup?
This is actually a close one. The two groups drawing the most attention are:
- Group I: France (World Rank #3), Senegal (#19), Norway (#29), FIFA Playoff Qualifier (TBD)
- Group L: England (World Rank #4), Croatia (#10), Ghana (#72), Panama (#30)
Looking at Group I, France and Senegal have a complicated World Cup past, with Senegal schocking the then-defending World Cup Champions in the opening match of the 2002 tournament. Norway, despite ranking just 29th in the most recent FIFA Rankings, are the team nobody wanted to face with Erling Haaland and Martin Ødegaard offering genuine goal scoring threat.
In Group L, England will bring a deep, experienced roster to the United States over the summer while Croatia are currently ranked as one of the ten best teams in the world. Panama went unbeaten in CONCACAF qualifying, and Ghana have been known to make impressive Cup runs.
Who has the best odds to win the 2026 World Cup?
- Spain (+450), who will attempt to advance through Group H, are the current betting favorite to win the 2026 World Cup. They’re the reigning European Champions and will bring a deep, experienced squad to the World Cup next summer.
- England (+550), who haven’t won the Cup since 1966, are the second favorite after a handful of near misses in recent years (2nd at Euro 2024, QF World Cup 2022, 2nd Euro 2020).
- France (+800), Kylian Mbappé is on fire for Real Madrid and will look to maintain that form through the summer, bringing France to a third consecutive World Cup Final.
We’ll post a full odds breakdown next week once they’ve had a chance to settle after the draw.
World Cup Games at Hard Rock Stadium
With the draw complete, we now know a little more about which games could be coming to Florida – specifically to Hard Rock Stadium. The exact stadium assignments will be awarded tomorrow, December 6. There will be four Group Stage matches played in Miami:
Match 13 – Group Stage – Monday, June 15
- Spain vs Cape Verde OR Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay
Match 37 – Group Stage – Sunday, June 21
- Spain vs Saudi Arabia OR Uruguay vs Cape Verde
Match 49 – Group Stage – Wednesday, June 24
- Scotland vs Brazil OR Morocco vs Haiti
Match 71 – Group Stage – Saturday, June 27
- Colombia vs Portugal OR FIFA Playoff 1 Qualifier vs Uzbekistan
Yes – there’s a chance that Cristiano Ronaldo plays a world Cup Game in Miami.
Knockout Rounds TBD
Additionally, there will be three knockout games that will be determined by tournament results. One in the round of 32, one quarter-final, and the third-place game.
- Match 86 – Round of 32 – Friday, July 3
- Winner Group J vs Runner-up Group H (potential for Argentina vs Spain if Argentina wins Group J and Spain qualifies second in Group H)
- Match 99 – Quarter-Final – Saturday, July 11
- Match 103 – 3rd Place Game – Saturday, July 18
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