All World Cup teams at a glance
World Cup groups: These are the 12 groups of 48 participants
Updated on May 30, 2026 – 12:23 p.mReading time: 4 minutes
The 48 tickets for the World Cup in the summer have been allocated. Who is there? t-online gives an overview.
Iraq has secured the final ticket for the World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada. This means that all 48 starting places for the title fights in the summer (June 11th to July 19th) have been taken.
World Cup Group A: Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Czech Republic
Co-hosts Mexico have taken part in a World Cup seventeen times. South Korea has been taking part in the finals without interruption since 1986 – but only for the twelfth time. South Africa is returning to football’s biggest stage for the first time since the 2010 home World Cup. The Czech Republic is the last participant in Group A. The country last took part in 2006, won the decisive playoff game on penalties and surprisingly caused Denmark’s dream of the World Cup to collapse.
World Cup Group B: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, Bosnia & Herzegovina
The co-host Canada has taken part in a World Cup twice so far, but was always eliminated in the preliminary round. In Group B, Canada faces Switzerland, who have not missed a finals since 2002. The host of 2022, Qatar, has qualified for the first time and will now face the Italian conquerors from Bosnia, who took part in the next tournament after 2014.
World Cup Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
The Brazilians around superstar Vinícius Junior are the clear favorites to win Group C. The strongest challenger is the 2022 World Cup semi-finalist Morocco. Scotland, which has qualified for a World Cup for the first time since 1998, and Haiti, which is ending a 52-year drought and is taking part for the first time since 1974, remain outsider chances.
World Cup Group D: USA, Australia, Paraguay, Türkiye
The USA complete the host trio and compete in Group D. They are taking part in a World Cup finals for the twelfth time. At their last home World Cup in 1994 they reached the round of 16. The “Socceroos” from Australia have been an integral part of the tournament since 2006. However, things haven’t gone any further than the round of 16 so far. While Paraguay returns after a 16-year break, Turkey achieved redemption after 24 years.
World Cup Group E: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curaçao
The four-time world champion from Germany has made 20 appearances in the finals and, despite two preliminary round embarrassments, is the clear favorite in his Group E. First it’s against World Cup newcomers Curaçao, before the duel with Ivory Coast, who have always been eliminated in the group phase in their previous three participations. Ecuador, already Germany’s group opponent at the 2006 World Cup, is also considered an outsider and was eliminated in the preliminary round in a total of four participations.
