Seven of the 42 national teams qualified for the 23rd World Cup, which will be held from June 11 to July 19, 2026, are title holders.
Medianews.az reports that these are the national teams of Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Uruguay, France, England, and Spain.
Brazil has been world champion 5 times, Germany 4 times, Argentina 3 times, Uruguay and France 2 times, England and Spain 1 time each.
Italy, which has a chance to advance to the final stage, has 4 championships.
The last 6 qualifiers for the 48-team tournament will be determined in March 2026.
In the championship hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico, the teams are divided into 12 groups: the top two teams in each group and the 8 best third-placed teams will receive a ticket to the round of 16:
Group A
Mexico
CAR
South Korea
Denmark/North Macedonia/Czech Republic/Ireland
Group B
Canada
Italy/Northern Ireland/Wales/Bosnia
Qatar
Switzerland
Group C
Brazil
Morocco
Haiti
Scotland
Group D
USA
Paraguay
Australia
Turkey/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo
Group E
Germany
Curacao
Ivory Coast
Ecuador
Group F
Netherlands
Japan
Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania
Tunisia
Group G
Belgium
Egypt
Iran
New Zealand
Group H
Spain
Cape Verde
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay
Group I
France
Senegal
Norway
Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname
Group J
Argentina
Algeria
Austria
Jordan
Group K
Portugal
Democratic Republic of Congo/New Caledonia/Jamaica
Uzbekistan
Colombia
Group L
England
Croatia
Panama
Ghana.
Toğrul Ali,
Medianews.az
