The table is now set for the 2026 World Cup.
An expanded tournament, featuring 48 teams, will take place across three host countries, the United States, Canada and Mexico, starting on June 11 and concluding on July 19.
The 2026 World Cup draw took place in December and it featured US President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on stage, FIFA president Gianni Infantino acted as the master of ceremonies of a star-studded event.
However, there were still six spots to be filled after the draw was concluded and they have since been taken by Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sweden, Turkey, Czechia, DR Congo and Iraq following a play-off round.
The first game of the tournament will see Mexico face South Africa on June 11, with USA and Canada facing Paraguay and Bosnia respectively the following day in their first games.
England will face Croatia, Ghana and Panama in the group stage, though Group I, which features France, Norway, Senegal and Iraq has to be considered the ‘group of death’.
Scotland’s reward for reaching a first World Cup since 1998 is to be drawn alongside Brazil, Morocco and Haiti in Group C, taking on the latter in their opening game on June 13.
2026 World Cup group stage draw in full:
Group A
Mexico
South Africa
South Korea
Czech Republic
Group B
Canada
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Qatar
Switzerland
Qualified: Bosnia-HerzegovinaREUTERSGroup C
Brazil
Morocco
Haiti
Scotland
Group D
USA
Paraguay
Australia
Turkey
Group E
Germany
Curacao
Ivory Coast
Ecuador
Group E: Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, EcuadorGetty ImagesGroup F
Netherlands
Japan
Sweden
Tunisia
Group G
Belgium
Egypt
Iran
New Zealand
Group H
Spain
Cabo Verde
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay
Group I
France
Senegal
Iraq
Norway
Group J
Argentina
Algeria
Austria
Jordan
Defending champions: ArgentinaGetty ImagesGroup K
Portugal
DR Congo
Uzbekistan
Colombia
Group L
England
Croatia
Ghana
Panama