The website Medianews.az has looked at the scheme of the 2026 World Football Championship.
In the championship to be held from June 11 to July 19 in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, 48 teams are divided into 12 groups. The top two teams and 8 teams with the best results among the third-placed teams will qualify for the round of 16.
Group A
Mexico
CAR
South Korea
Czech Republic
Group B
Canada
Bosnia
Qatar
Switzerland
Group C
Brazil
Morocco
Haiti
Scotland
Group D
USA
Paraguay
Australia
Turkey
Group E
Germany
Curacao
Ivory Coast
Ecuador
Group F
Netherlands
Japan
Sweden
Tunisia
Group G
Belgium
Egypt
Iran
New Zealand
Group H
Spain
Cape Verde
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay
Group I
France
Senegal
Norway
Iraq
Group J
Argentina
Algeria
Austria
Jordan
Group K
Portugal
DR Congo
Uzbekistan
Colombia
Group L
England
Croatia
Panama
Ghana.
Round of 16
1) A2 – B2
2) C1 – F2
3) E1 – A/B/C/D/F3
4) F1 – C2
5) E2 – I2
6) I1 – C/D/F/G/H3
7) A1 – C/E/F/H/I3
8) L1 – E/H/I/J/K3
9) G1 – A/E/H/I/J3
10) D1 – B/E/F/I/J3
11) H1 – J2
12) K2 – L2
13) B1 – E/F/G/I/J3
14) D2 – G2
15) J1 – H2
16) K1 – D/E/I/J/L3
Quarterfinals
17) 3 – 6
18) 1 – 4
19) 2 – 5
20) 7 – 8
21) 12 – 11
22) 10 – 9
23) 15 – 14
24) 13 – 16
Semifinal
25) 17 – 18
26) 19 – 20
27) 21 – 22
28) 23 – 24
Third place match
29 – 30
Final
29 – 30