On Friday, after the draw was held in Washington, D.C., in the United States, the groups of the United States, Mexico and Canada for the 2026 World Cup were determined. The competition, which will be held from June 11 to July 19 next year, will include 48 participants for the first time in history. The Argentine national team, the current world champion, will try to defend the title it won in Qatar 2022. Serendipity decided that they would merge Area J with Austria, Algeria and Jordan.
Newspapers expect that the team led by Lionel Scaloni will take first place, as it will emerge as the strongest among the four members of its group. Competitors to avoid are Croatia and Morocco, both from Pot 2, Norway, from Pot 3, and EU 1, from Pot 4, as that place will be occupied by the winner of the European qualifiers in which Italy participates. In this sense, luck played in favor of the Albiceleste team, as the Croatians were in Zone L, the Moroccans in Zone C, the Norwegians in Zone I, and the European who would qualify through the qualifiers in Zone B.
In each of the 12 groups there are four teams. For obtaining second place in the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) classification, the Argentine national team He will have an advantage heading into the knockout stage of the World Cup. If it obtains first place in its region, it will not meet Spain, which currently leads the international rankings, except in a virtual final. The Europeans also always finished top of their group.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
First group
Group J
Group K
Group L
The first world champion is Brazil with five stars: Sweden 1958, Chile 1962, Mexico 1970, USA 1994 and Korea and Japan 2002. Followed by four teams: Germany (Switzerland 1954, Germany 1974, Italy 1990, Brazil 2014) and Italy (Italy 1934, France 1938, Spain 1982, Germany 2006). The Argentine team that wins the title in Qatar 2022 is the third-biggest winner in history For the competition organized by FIFA. Previously, Albiceleste had won the coveted title in the sport twice, in 1978, the edition he organized, and in Mexico in 1986.
France and Uruguay collected two championships each. The French team won the Grand Prix in the World Cup in France 1998 and Russia 2018, while the Celeste team won the Uruguay 1930 and Brazil 1950 editions. Two countries have a World Cup. England He acquired it locally in 1966 and Spain In South Africa 2010. Along with Uruguay, they are the only two teams that have never lost a decisive match.