With each passing day, palpable excitement builds for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The expanded tournament will be the biggest in the competition’s history as 48 teams duke it out for world champions status in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Some arrive with enormous expectations, others dream of being dark horses and for many just an appearance at the most prestigious tournament in world soccer is enough to thrill.
All six continental confederations have completed their standard qualification campaigns—although six teams are still to book their tickets via the play-offs—meaning the majority of next summer’s participants are known.
Their destiny will soon be revealed, with anticipation reaching stratospheric heights once the group stage draw has been completed.
But when will competing nations discover their fate for the 2026 World Cup group stage?






