England have been drawn in a group with Croatia, Panama and Ghana at the 2026 World Cup, while Scotland will face five-time winners Brazil, Morocco and Haiti.
In a repeat of the 2018 semi-final, England begin their Group L campaign against Croatia on Wednesday June 17, in Dallas or Toronto.
Thomas Tuchel’s side then face Ghana on Tuesday June 23, in Toronto or Boston, with their final group game on Saturday June 27 against Panama – a team they also faced at the 2018 World Cup.
The venues and kick-off times will be announced on Saturday at 5pm UK time, when FIFA will unveil the full match schedule.
GROUP STAGE DRAW IN FULL:
Group A: Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Republic of Ireland/Denmark/North Macedonia/Czech Republic
Group B: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, Wales/Northern Ireland/Italy/Bosnia-Herzegovina
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
Group D: USA, Australia, Paraguay, Turkey/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo
Group E: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curacao
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, Poland/Ukraine/Sweden/Albania
Group G: Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde
Group I: France, Senegal, Norway, Iraq or Bolivia/Suriname
Group J: Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan, DR Congo or Jamaica/New Caledonia
Group L: England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana
But FIFA has already announced key dates and confirmed that the opening match will be held in Mexico City, while the final will take place at the New York-New Jersey (MetLife) Stadium – home of the New York Giants and New York Jets.
Group stage: June 11-27
Round of 32: June 28 to July 3
Round of 16: July 4-7
Quarter-finals: July 9-11
Semi-finals: July 14-15
Third-place play-off (‘Bronze final’): July 18
Final: July 19
