Group stage guide

World Cup 2026 groups

Use the group pages to understand the first three matches that shape every team’s route. Each group card links into country pages, where the squad, key players, fantasy candidates and fixture path sit together.

Teams
48
Groups
12
Fixtures stored
104
Expected fixtures
104

Fixture deep dives

Groups

Country pages

How to use this page

Group cards are a fast way to jump into country pages. From there, follow fixtures, squad depth, fantasy candidates and player profiles.

A team’s route is heavily shaped by fixture order: who it plays first, whether the hardest opponent comes late, and how qualification pressure builds.

Knockout placeholders stay generic until the tournament resolves them, while group-stage country and fixture links remain stable.