It will be hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico. 2026 FIFA World Cup The group draw was held in Washington, the capital of the USA.
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At the ceremony, which was attended by US President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and FIFA President Gianni Infantino, and started with the performance of Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, Turkish Football Federation (Turkish Football Federation)TFF) President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu, TFF Deputy President Zehra Neşe Kavak, General Secretary Abdullah Ayaz, A National Team Coach Vincenzo Montella, Foreign Relations and National Teams Administrative Director Buğra İmamoğulları and A and Under-21 National Team Administrative Manager Mert Tuncay were also present.
crescent-star teamIf they participate in the World Cup, they will compete in Group D with the USA, Paraguay and Australia.
So far, 42 countries have managed to buy tickets for the World Cup, in which 48 countries will participate for the first time. Of the last 6 countries that will qualify to participate in the organization, 4 will come from the European Qualifications play-off round and 2 will come from the intercontinental play-off stage.
The National Team, which will compete in the play-offs, will face Romania in the semi-finals. In the stage, which will be played according to the single-elimination method, the national team will face the winner of the Slovakia-Kosovo match away in the final in order to participate in the tournament if they beat the host Romania. The Crescent and Stars will try to be successful in the play-off stage in order to take part in the World Cup for the third time in their history.
In the play-off stage, the semi-final matches will be played on March 26, 2026, and the final matches will be played on March 31, 2026.
Trump was awarded the 2025 FIFA Peace Prize
Trump was awarded the 2025 FIFA Peace Prize at the draw ceremony.
Trump, who gave the award to Infantino, said, “This award is one of the greatest honors in my life. Great things are happening in World Cup ticket sales. Football is a great game. We are waiting for everyone this summer.” he said.
The opening match will be played between Mexico and South Africa.
The stadiums and starting times of the matches to be played in the cup between 11 June and 19 July 2026 will be announced tomorrow.
The opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be played between Mexico and the Republic of South Africa.
Groups
As a result of the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the groups were formed as follows:
Group A: Mexico, South Korea, Republic of South Africa, European play-off D (Denmark-North Macedonia / Czech Republic-Ireland)
B Group: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, European play-off A (Italy-Northern Ireland/Wales-Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
D Grubu: USA, Australia, Paraguay, European play-off C (Türkiye-Romania / Slovakia-Kosovo)
Group E: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curaçao
F Group: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, European play-off B (Ukraine-Sweden / Poland-Albania)
Group G: Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand
H Group: Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde
Group I: France, Senegal, Norway, FIFA Intercontinental play-off 2 (Bolivia-Suriname/Iraq)
J Group: Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Jordan
K Group: Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan, FIFA Intercontinental play-off 1 (New Caledonia-Jamaica / DR Congo)
Group L: England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana
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