Summary

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  • Three Lions in Group L with Croatia, Panama and Ghana

  • Scotland drawn with Brazil, Morocco & Haiti

  • Republic of Ireland would face Mexico, South Africa and South Korea if they qualify

  • Wales or Northern Ireland drawn with Canada, Qatar and Switzerland if they progress

  • Mexico v South Africa will open tournament in Mexico City

  • Trump wins inaugural Fifa Peace Prize

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  1. Postpublished at 19:06 GMT 5 December 2025

    That's it. We have had all 48 teams - 64 if you include every play-off team.

  2. Postpublished at 19:06 GMT 5 December 2025

    Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand

  3. Postpublished at 19:05 GMT 5 December 2025

    Group L: England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana

  4. Postpublished at 19:05 GMT 5 December 2025

    Group K: Portugal, Uzbekistan, Colombia, Fifa Play-off 1

  5. Postpublished at 19:04 GMT 5 December 2025

    Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan

  6. Postpublished at 19:03 GMT 5 December 2025

    Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, Uefa Play-off B

  7. Postpublished at 19:03 GMT 5 December 2025

    Group D: USA, Paraguay, Australia, Uefa Play-off C

  8. Postpublished at 19:02 GMT 5 December 2025

    Group H: Spain, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, Cape Verde

  9. Postpublished at 19:01 GMT 5 December 2025

    Group I: France, Senegal, Norway, Fifa Play-off 2

  10. Postpublished at 19:00 GMT 5 December 2025

    Group E: Germany, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Curacao

  11. Postpublished at 18:59 GMT 5 December 2025

    Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti

  12. Postpublished at 18:59 GMT 5 December 2025

    Group B: Canada, Qatar, Switzerland, Uefa Play-off A (potentially Wales or Northern Ireland)

  13. Postpublished at 18:58 GMT 5 December 2025

    Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Uefa Play-off D (potentially Republic of Ireland)

  14. A reminder of the six play-off pathspublished at 18:57 GMT 5 December 2025

    Uefa Play-off A: Italy, Wales, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Northern Ireland

    Uefa Play-off B: Ukraine, Poland, Albania, Sweden

    Uefa Play-off C: Turkey, Slovakia, Kosovo, Romania

    Uefa Play-off D: Denmark, Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland, North Macedonia

    Fifa Play-off 1: DR Congo, Jamaica, New Caledonia

    Fifa Play-off 2: Iraq, Bolivia, Suriname

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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:56 GMT 5 December 2025

    Mbappe vs. Haaland, nice one!

    Martin

  16. Postpublished at 18:55 GMT 5 December 2025

    Time for Pot 4 which includes the play-off teams.

  17. Postpublished at 18:55 GMT 5 December 2025

    Thomas Duncan
    BBC Sport Scotland

    A stunned silence from Scott Brown and James McFadden at BBC Scotland towers as team after team came out before Scotland, only to be incompatible with Group C.

    A repeat of two of the games from the 1998 World Cup! Incredible.

    Scotland's flag is displayed on a screen during the draw for the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup taking place in the US, Canada and Mexico, at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2025.Image source, Getty Images
  18. Postpublished at 18:54 GMT 5 December 2025

    In case you're wondering why some of those groups are out of order, it's because some teams were pulled out and couldn't go in the next available group because of other teams in their continent in there.

  19. Postpublished at 18:53 GMT 5 December 2025

    Group I: France, Senegal, Norway

  20. Postpublished at 18:53 GMT 5 December 2025

    Group L: England, Croatia, Panama