The FIFA World Cup 2026 group stages has been confirmed today following the official draw which took place earlier, MySportDab reports.
Mexico Vs South Africa will be the opening match for the World Cup which takes place next year with three nations as hosts.
Champions Argentina will be facing an uphill task of defending their dominance as the World Cup holder in the last competition in Qatar.

The group stages were confirmed today as USA, Canada and Mexico all led the way as host nations for the biggest football tournament.
This tournament is the biggest and first time more teams gets an opportunity to play with big names missing out.
Despite the draw that was made today, some teams are yet to know their fate which rest on their playoffs.
We have put together all the groups consisting of 48 teams, some others will join qualified nations once they win their playoffs.
Table of Contents
Group A
Mexico
South Korea
South Africa
European Play-Off D
Group B
Canada
Switzerland
Qatar
European Play-Off A
Group C
Brazil
Morocco
Scotland
Haiti
Group D
USA
Australia
Paraguay
European Play-Off C
Group E
Germany
Ecuador
Ivory Coast
Curacao
Group F
Netherlands
Japan
Tunisia
European Play-Off B
Group G
Belgium
Iran
Egypt
New Zealand
Group H
Spain
Uruguay
Saudi Arabia
Cape Verde
Group I
France
Senegal
Norway
FIFA Play-Off Tournament 2
Group J
Argentina
Austria
Algeria
Jordan
Group K
Portugal
Colombia
Uzbekistan
FIFA Play-Off Tournament 1
Group L
England
Croatia
Panama
Ghana
The FIFA World Cup 2026 will commence next year June 11 and end July 16 which will see all nations compete to win the biggest football tournament.