All 48 Participating Teams
A historic first with 48 nations in FIFA World Cup 2026. Check FIFA rankings, World Cup appearances, and past results.
Team ListGroup List
Group A
🇲🇽
Mexico
MEXFIFA Ranking#10
WC Appearances17x
Best FinishQuarterfinal (1970, 1986)
ConfederationNorth & Central America
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South Korea
KORFIFA Ranking#32
WC Appearances11x
Best FinishFourth place (2002)
ConfederationAsia
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South Africa
RSAFIFA Ranking#54
WC Appearances4x
Best FinishGroup stage (1998-2010)
ConfederationAfrica
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Czechia
CZEFIFA Ranking#48
WC Appearances2x
Best FinishRunners-up (1962 as Czechoslovakia)
ConfederationEurope
Group B
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Canada
CANFIFA Ranking#30
WC Appearances3x
Best FinishGroup stage (1986, 2022)
ConfederationNorth & Central America
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Qatar
QATFIFA Ranking#59
WC Appearances2x
Best FinishGroup stage (2022)
ConfederationAsia
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Switzerland
SUIFIFA Ranking#14
WC Appearances13x
Best FinishQuarterfinal (1934-1954)
ConfederationEurope
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
BIHFIFA Ranking#61
WC Appearances1x
Best FinishFirst appearance
ConfederationEurope
Group C
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Brazil
BRAFIFA Ranking#5
WC Appearances23x
Best FinishChampions (1958-2002・5回)
ConfederationSouth America
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Haiti
HAIFIFA Ranking#88
WC Appearances2x
Best FinishGroup stage (1974)
ConfederationNorth & Central America
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Scotland
SCOFIFA Ranking#42
WC Appearances9x
Best FinishGroup stage (1954-1998)
ConfederationEurope
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Morocco
MARFIFA Ranking#6
WC Appearances7x
Best FinishFourth place (2022)
ConfederationAfrica
Group D
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United States
USAFIFA Ranking#16
WC Appearances12x
Best FinishQuarterfinal (1930, 2002)
ConfederationNorth & Central America
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Paraguay
PARFIFA Ranking#34
WC Appearances9x
Best FinishQuarterfinal (2010)
ConfederationSouth America
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Australia
AUSFIFA Ranking#28
WC Appearances6x
Best FinishRound of 16 (2006, 2022)
ConfederationAsia
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Türkiye
TURFIFA Ranking#27
WC Appearances3x
Best FinishThird place (2002)
ConfederationEurope
Group E
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Germany
GERFIFA Ranking#12
WC Appearances21x
Best FinishChampions (1954-2014・4回)
ConfederationEurope
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Côte d'Ivoire
CIVFIFA Ranking#31
WC Appearances4x
Best FinishGroup stage (2006-2014)
ConfederationAfrica
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Ecuador
ECUFIFA Ranking#25
WC Appearances5x
Best FinishRound of 16 (2006)
ConfederationSouth America
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Curaçao
CUWFIFA Ranking#82
WC Appearances1x
Best FinishFirst appearance
ConfederationNorth & Central America
Japan GroupGroup F
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Netherlands
NEDFIFA Ranking#9
WC Appearances12x
Best FinishRunners-up (1974-2010・3回)
ConfederationEurope
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Japan
JPNFIFA Ranking#17
WC Appearances8x
Best FinishRound of 16 (2002-2022)
ConfederationAsia
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Tunisia
TUNFIFA Ranking#57
WC Appearances7x
Best FinishGroup stage (1978-2022)
ConfederationAfrica
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Sweden
SWEFIFA Ranking#37
WC Appearances14x
Best FinishRunners-up (1958)
ConfederationEurope
Group G
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Iran
IRNFIFA Ranking#22
WC Appearances7x
Best FinishGroup stage (1978-2022)
ConfederationAsia
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Belgium
BELFIFA Ranking#8
WC Appearances15x
Best FinishThird place (2018)
ConfederationEurope
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Egypt
EGYFIFA Ranking#24
WC Appearances4x
Best FinishGroup stage (1934-2018)
ConfederationAfrica
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New Zealand
NZLFIFA Ranking#86
WC Appearances3x
Best FinishGroup stage (1982-2010)
ConfederationOceania
Group H
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Spain
ESPFIFA Ranking#1
WC Appearances17x
Best FinishChampions (2010)
ConfederationEurope
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Saudi Arabia
KSAFIFA Ranking#58
WC Appearances7x
Best FinishRound of 16 (1994)
ConfederationAsia
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Uruguay
URUFIFA Ranking#20
WC Appearances15x
Best FinishChampions (1930, 1950)
ConfederationSouth America
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Cape Verde
CPVFIFA Ranking#64
WC Appearances1x
Best FinishFirst appearance
ConfederationAfrica
Group I
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France
FRAFIFA Ranking#3
WC Appearances17x
Best FinishChampions (1998, 2018)
ConfederationEurope
🇸🇳
Senegal
SENFIFA Ranking#18
WC Appearances4x
Best FinishQuarterfinal (2002)
ConfederationAfrica
🇳🇴
Norway
NORFIFA Ranking#19
WC Appearances4x
Best FinishRound of 16 (1998)
ConfederationEurope
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Iraq
IRQFIFA Ranking#63
WC Appearances2x
Best FinishGroup stage (1986)
ConfederationAsia
Group J
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Argentina
ARGFIFA Ranking#2
WC Appearances19x
Best FinishChampions (1978-2022・3回)
ConfederationSouth America
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Algeria
ALGFIFA Ranking#29
WC Appearances5x
Best FinishRound of 16 (2014)
ConfederationAfrica
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Austria
AUTFIFA Ranking#23
WC Appearances8x
Best FinishThird place (1954)
ConfederationEurope
🇯🇴
Jordan
JORFIFA Ranking#73
WC Appearances1x
Best FinishFirst appearance
ConfederationAsia
Group K
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Portugal
PORFIFA Ranking#7
WC Appearances9x
Best FinishThird place (1966)
ConfederationEurope
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Uzbekistan
UZBFIFA Ranking#60
WC Appearances1x
Best FinishFirst appearance
ConfederationAsia
🇨🇴
Colombia
COLFIFA Ranking#11
WC Appearances7x
Best FinishQuarterfinal (2014)
ConfederationSouth America
🇨🇩
DR Congo
CODFIFA Ranking#41
WC Appearances2x
Best FinishGroup stage (1974 as Zaire)
ConfederationAfrica
Group L
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England
ENGFIFA Ranking#4
WC Appearances17x
Best FinishChampions (1966)
ConfederationEurope
🇬🇭
Ghana
GHAFIFA Ranking#65
WC Appearances5x
Best FinishQuarterfinal (2010)
ConfederationAfrica
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Panama
PANFIFA Ranking#44
WC Appearances3x
Best FinishGroup stage (2018, 2026)
ConfederationNorth & Central America
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Croatia
CROFIFA Ranking#13
WC Appearances7x
Best FinishRunners-up (2018)
ConfederationEurope
Sources
Last updated: July 20, 2026
Team data (managers and participating nations) updated May 26, 2026 (FIFA Ranking as of the post-World Cup release of July 20, 2026). Regular updates are paused now that the tournament has ended.