The draw for the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico was held on Friday evening at the Kennedy Center in Washington.
He will perform for the first time in the history of the World Cup 48 national teamswhich is 16 more than in the previous tournament. Therefore, the total number of matches will increase from 64 to 104. The competition will last from June 11 to July 19making it the longest so far.
The teams will be arranged in 12 groups with four national teams each. The two first-placed teams from each group, as well as eight of the twelve third-placed teams, will advance to the new knockout stage, the sixteenth round of the finals.
FIFA has been the official supplier of happiness to mankind for over 100 yearssaid Gianni Infantino, adding that this will be the best World Cup of all time.
Before the start of the draw, FIFA officially introduced the American president Donald Trump as the first winner of her peace awards.
Croatia will play in group Land the opponents will be England, Panama and Ghana.
Group draw for the World Cup:
Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Denmark/Macedonia/Czech Republic/Ireland
Group B: Canada, Italy/Northern Ireland/Wales/BiH, Qatar, Switzerland
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
Group D: USA, Paraguay, Australia, Turkey/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo
Group E: Germany, Curacao, Baltic Coast, Ecuador
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania, Tunisia
Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
Group I: France, Senegal, Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname, Norway
Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, DR Congo/Jamaica/New Caledonia, Uzbekistan, Colombia
Group L: England, CROATIA, Panama, Ghana
The schedule of matches is already known.
Match schedule:
June 17, 2026: Croatia v England (Toronto/Arlington)
June 23, 2026: Croatia v Panama (Foxborough/Toronto)
June 27, 2026: Croatia – Ghana (East Rutherford/Philadelphia)
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