This happened today, Friday Washington Kennedy Center Lottery USA-Canada-Mexico World Cup 2026 Where the 48 participating teams, The 42 who have been confirmed and the six who will qualify from the European and Intercontinental qualifiers, They were divided into 12 groups of four members each and met their rivals and the hypothetical path they must follow to become champions.
The game system has been modified, due to 16 more teams being involved than in the last seven ecumenical events up to Qatar 2022, and eight matches must be played to reach maximum glory. In the first stage, teams face each other in a round (3 matches) and the winner of each region, as well as the eight best third teams out of all, qualify for the Round of 16, a direct elimination match that has been added.
From now on, teams will be eliminated until the semifinals, which will determine the two teams that will compete for the title on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and the two teams that will compete for third place.
2026 World Cup preparations
*All times are in accordance with Argentina time.
The first stage
Group A
- Mexico vs. South Africa – Thursday, June 11 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
- Match 2 – Thursday, June 11 at Akron Stadium in Guadalajara.
History 2
- Match 25 – Thursday, June 18 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
- Match 28 – Thursday, June 18 at Akron Stadium in Guadalajara.
History 3
- Match 53 – Wednesday, June 24 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
- Game 54 – Wednesday, June 24 at BBVA Stadium in Monterrey.
Group B
History 1
- Canada vs. Europe 1 (Italy, Northern Ireland, Bosnia or Wales) – Friday, June 12 at BMO Field in Toronto.
- Game 8 – Saturday, June 13 at Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco.
History 2
- Game 26 – Thursday, June 18 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
- Game 27 – Thursday, June 18 at BC Place in Vancouver.
History 3
- Game 51 – Wednesday, June 24 at BC Place in Vancouver.
- Game 52 – Wednesday, June 24 at Lumen Field in Seattle.
Group C
History 1
- Game 5 – Saturday, June 13 at Gillette Stadium in Boston.
- Game 7 – Saturday, June 13 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
History 2
- Match 29 – Friday, June 19 at Philadelphia Stadium.
- Game 30 – Friday, June 19 at Gillette Stadium in Boston.
History 3
- Game 49 – Wednesday, June 24 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
- Game 50 – Wednesday, June 26 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Group D
History 1
- USA vs. Paraguay – Friday, June 12 at SOF Stadium in Los Angeles.
- Game 6 – Saturday, June 13 at BC Place in Vancouver.
History 2
- Game 31 – Friday, June 19 at Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco.
- Game 32 – Friday, June 19 at Lumen Field in Seattle.
History 3
- Game 59 – Thursday, June 25 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
- Game 60 – Thursday, June 25 at Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco.
Group E
History 1
- Game 9 – Sunday, June 14 at Philadelphia Stadium.
- Game 10 – Sunday, June 14 at NRG Stadium in Houston.
History 2
- Game 33 – Saturday, June 20 at BMO Stadium in Toronto.
- Game 34 – Saturday, June 20 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas.
History 3
- Game 55 – Thursday, June 25 at Philadelphia Stadium.
- Game 56 – Thursday, June 25 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Group F
History 1
- Game 11 – Sunday, June 14 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
- Match 12 – Sunday, June 14 at BBVA Stadium in Monterrey.
History 2
- Game 35 – Saturday, June 20 at NRG Stadium in Houston.
- Match 36 – Saturday, June 20 at BBVA Stadium in Monterrey.
History 3
- Game 57 – Thursday, June 25 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
- Game 58 – Thursday, June 25 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas.
Group G
History 1
- Game 15 – Monday, June 15 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
- Game 16 – Monday, June 15 at Lumen Field in Seattle.
History 2
- Game 39 – Sunday, June 21 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
- Game 40 – Sunday, June 21 at BC Place in Vancouver.
History 3
- Game 63 – Friday, June 26 at Lumen Field in Seattle.
- Game 64 – Friday, June 26 at BC Place in Vancouver.
Group H
History 1
- Game 13 – Monday, June 15 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
- Match 14 – Monday, June 15 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
History 2
- Game 37 – Sunday, June 21 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
- Game 38 – Sunday, June 21 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
History 3
- Game 65 – Friday, June 26 at NRG Stadium in Houston.
- Game 66 – Friday, June 26 at Akron Stadium in Guadalajara.
First group
History 1
- Game 17 – Tuesday, June 16 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
- Game 18 – Tuesday, June 16 at Gillette Stadium in Boston.
History 2
- Game 41 – Monday, June 22 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
- Game 42 – Monday, June 22 at Philadelphia Stadium.
History 3
- Game 61 – Friday, June 26 at Gillette Stadium in Boston.
- Game 62 – Friday, June 26 at BMO Stadium in Toronto.
Group J
History 1
- Game 19 – Tuesday, June 16 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas.
- Game 20 – Tuesday, June 16 at Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco.
History 2
- Game 43 – Monday, June 22 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
- Game 44 – Monday, June 22 at Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco.
History 3
- Game 69 – Saturday, June 27 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas.
- Game 70 – Saturday, June 27 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
Group K
History 1
- Game 23 – Wednesday, June 17 at NRG Stadium in Houston.
- Match 24 – Wednesday, June 17 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
History 2
- Game 47 – Tuesday, June 23 at NRG Stadium in Houston.
- Match 48 – Tuesday, June 23, at Akron Stadium, Guadalajara.
History 3
- Game 71 – Saturday, June 27 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
- Game 72 – Saturday, June 27 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Group L
History 1
- Game 21 – Wednesday, June 17 at BMO Field in Toronto.
- Game 22 – Wednesday, June 17 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
History 2
- Game 45 – Tuesday, June 23 at Gillette Stadium in Boston.
- Game 46 – Tuesday, June 23 at BMO Stadium in Toronto.
History 3
- Game 67 – Saturday, June 27 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
- Game 68 – Saturday, June 27 at Philadelphia Stadium.
Final sixteen
- Group B (A) vs. Group B (B) – Sunday, June 28 at SOF Stadium in Los Angeles.
- Group 1 E vs. Group 3 A/B/C/D/F – Monday, June 29 at Gillette Stadium in Boston.
- Group 1 VI vs. Group 2 3 – Monday, June 29 at BBVA Stadium in Monterrey.
- Group 1 E vs. Group 2 F – Monday, June 29 at NRG Stadium in Houston.
- Group A vs. Group C C/D/F/G/H – Tuesday, June 30 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
- Group 2 E vs. Group 2 I – Tuesday, June 30 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
- Group 1 A vs. Group 3 C/E/F/H/I – Tuesday, June 30 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
- Group 1 L vs. Group 3 E/H/I/J/K – Wednesday, July 1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
- Group A D vs. Group C B/E/F/I/J – Wednesday, July 1 at Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco.
- Group 1 G vs. Group 3 A/E/H/I/J – Wednesday, July 1 at Lumen Field in Seattle.
- Group 2 K vs. Group 2 L – Thursday, July 2 at BMO Field in Toronto.
- 1st Group H vs. 2nd Group J – Thursday, July 2 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
- Group 1 B vs. Group 3 E/F/G/I/J – Thursday, July 2 at BC Place in Vancouver.
- Group 1 J vs. Group 2 H – Friday, July 3 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
- Group 1 K vs. Group 3 D/E/I/J/L – Friday, July 3 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas.
- Group 2 D vs. Group 2 G – Friday, July 3 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
Round of 16
- Winner of Final XVI 2 vs. Winner of Final XVI 5 – Saturday, July 4 at Philadelphia Stadium.
- Winner of Final XVI 1 vs. Winner of Final XVI 3 – Saturday, July 4 at NRG Stadium in Houston.
- Winner of the XVI Final 4 vs. Winner of the XVI Final 6 – Sunday, July 5 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
- Winner of the 16th Final 7 vs. Winner of the 16th Final 8 – Sunday, July 5 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
- Winner of Final XVI 11 vs. Winner of Final XVI 12 – Monday, July 6 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
- Winner of the Final 16 9 vs. Winner of the 16 Final 10 – Monday, July 6 at Lumen Field in Seattle.
- Winner of Final 16 14 vs. Winner of Final 16 16 – Tuesday, July 7 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
- 16th Winner of Final 13 vs. 16th Winner of Final 15 – Tuesday, July 7 at BC Place in Vancouver.
Quarter-finals
- Round of 16 Winner 1 vs. Round of 16 Winner 2 – Thursday, July 9 at Gillette Stadium in Boston.
- Round of 16 Winner 5 vs. Round of 16 Winner 6 – Friday, July 10 at SoFi Arena in Los Angeles.
- Round of 16 Winner 3 vs. Round of 16 Winner 4 – Saturday, July 11 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
- Round of 16 Winner 7 vs. Round of 16 Winner 8 – Saturday, July 11 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas.
Semi-finals
- Winner of Quarterfinals 1 vs. Winner of Quarterfinals 2 – Tuesday, July 14 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
- Winner of Quarterfinal 3 vs. Quarterfinal 4 – Wednesday, July 15 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Third place match
- Loser of Semifinal 1 vs. Semifinal 2 – Saturday, July 18 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
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- Winner of Semifinal 1 vs. Winner of Semifinal 2 – Sunday, July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.