The 48 teams

The largest World Cup field ever: five debutants, three hosts, the defending champions and everyone in between, organised by group.

Group A

Mexico

FIFA #15 · CONCACAF

Co-hosts · 18th World Cup appearance

South Africa

FIFA #61 · CAF

First World Cup since hosting in 2010

South Korea

FIFA #22 · AFC

11th consecutive World Cup · Semi-finalists 2002

Czechia

FIFA #43 · UEFA

First World Cup as an independent nation since 2006

Group B

Canada

FIFA #27 · CONCACAF

Co-hosts · 3rd World Cup appearance

Bosnia and Herzegovina

FIFA #70 · UEFA

2nd World Cup appearance · First since 2014

Qatar

FIFA #52 · AFC

2nd appearance · First via qualification

Switzerland

FIFA #17 · UEFA

6th consecutive World Cup

Group C

Brazil

FIFA #5 · CONMEBOL

5× world champions · Only ever-present nation

Morocco

FIFA #11 · CAF

2022 semi-finalists · Africa's record-breakers

Haiti

FIFA #84 · CONCACAF

First World Cup since 1974

Scotland

FIFA #38 · UEFA

First World Cup since 1998

Group D

United States

FIFA #14 · CONCACAF

Co-hosts · 12th World Cup appearance

Paraguay

FIFA #39 · CONMEBOL

First World Cup since 2010

Australia

FIFA #25 · AFC

6th consecutive World Cup

Türkiye

FIFA #24 · UEFA

First World Cup since 2002 · Third place 2002

Group E

Germany

FIFA #9 · UEFA

4× world champions · 19th appearance

Curaçao

FIFA #82 · CONCACAF

World Cup debutants · Smallest nation ever to qualify

Ivory Coast

FIFA #41 · CAF

4th appearance · 2023 African champions

Ecuador

FIFA #23 · CONMEBOL

5th appearance · Finished 2nd in CONMEBOL qualifying

Group F

Netherlands

FIFA #7 · UEFA

3× finalists · 12th appearance

Japan

FIFA #18 · AFC

8th consecutive World Cup · Beat Germany & Spain in 2022

Sweden

FIFA #30 · UEFA

First World Cup since 2018

Tunisia

FIFA #45 · CAF

7th appearance · 3rd in a row

Group G

Belgium

FIFA #8 · UEFA

Third place 2018 · 15th appearance

Egypt

FIFA #34 · CAF

4th appearance · First since 2018

Iran

FIFA #21 · AFC

4th consecutive World Cup · 7th overall

New Zealand

FIFA #86 · OFC

3rd appearance · Unbeaten at the 2010 World Cup

Group H

Spain

FIFA #1 · UEFA

World champions 2010 · European champions 2024

Cape Verde

FIFA #68 · CAF

World Cup debutants

Saudi Arabia

FIFA #60 · AFC

7th appearance · Beat Argentina in 2022

Uruguay

FIFA #16 · CONMEBOL

2× world champions · 15th appearance

Group I

France

FIFA #3 · UEFA

2× world champions · Finalists in 2018 & 2022

Senegal

FIFA #19 · CAF

4th appearance · Quarter-finalists 2002

Iraq

FIFA #58 · AFC

2nd appearance · First since 1986

Norway

FIFA #29 · UEFA

First World Cup since 1998

Group J

Argentina

FIFA #2 · CONMEBOL

Defending champions · 3× winners

Algeria

FIFA #35 · CAF

5th appearance · First since 2014

Austria

FIFA #20 · UEFA

First World Cup since 1998

Jordan

FIFA #64 · AFC

World Cup debutants · 2023 Asian Cup finalists

Group K

Portugal

FIFA #6 · UEFA

Back-to-back Nations League champions

DR Congo

FIFA #56 · CAF

First World Cup since 1974 (as Zaire)

Uzbekistan

FIFA #50 · AFC

World Cup debutants

Colombia

FIFA #13 · CONMEBOL

7th appearance · Copa América finalists 2024

Group L

England

FIFA #4 · UEFA

1966 champions · Finalists at Euro 2020 & 2024

Croatia

FIFA #10 · UEFA

Finalists 2018 · Third place 2022

Ghana

FIFA #47 · CAF

5th appearance · Quarter-finalists 2010

Panama

FIFA #31 · CONCACAF

2nd appearance · First since 2018