| Official name | : | FIFA World Cup 26™ |
| Host country | : | |
| Mascot | : | Maple, Zayu, & Clutch |
| Edition | : | 23rd |
| Dates | : | 11 June – 19 July 2026 |
| Teams | : | 48 (from 6 confederations) |
| Total matches | : | 104 |
| Venue | : | 16 (in 16 host cities) |
| Champions | : | - |
The
2026 FIFA World Cup, marketed as
FIFA World Cup 26, will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The tournament will be the first hosted by three nations and the first North American World Cup since 1994. Argentina is the defending champion.
This tournament will be the first to include 48 teams, expanded from 32. The United 2026 bid beat a rival bid by Morocco during a final vote at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. It will be the first World Cup since 2002 to be hosted by more than one nation. With its past hosting of the 1970 and 1986 tournaments, Mexico will become the first country to host or co-host the men's World Cup three times. The United States last hosted the men's World Cup in 1994, whereas it will be Canada's first time hosting or co-hosting the men's tournament. The event will also return to its traditional northern summer schedule after the 2022 edition in Qatar was held in November and December.
Team Nicknames
| No. | Team | Nicknames |
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| 1 | | The Canucks, Les Rouges (The Reds) |
| 2 | | El Tri (The Tri), El Tricolor (The Tricolor) |
| 3 | | USMNT, The Stars and Stripes, The Yanks |
| 4 | | Samurai Blue |
| 5 | | All Whites |
| 6 | | Team Melli |
| 7 | | La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue) |
| 8 | | Oq boʻrilar (White Wolves) |
| 9 | | Taegeuk Warriors, The Reds, Red Devils |
| 10 | | Al-Nashāmā (The Chivalrous) |
| 11 | | Socceroos |
| 12 | | Canarinho (Little Canary) |
| 13 | | La Tricolor, La Tri, Los Amarillos (the Yellows) |
| 14 | | La Celeste (The Sky Blue One), Los Charruas |
| 15 | | Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers), La Tricolor (The Tricolors) |
| 16 | | Los Guaraníes, La Albirroja (White and red) |
| 17 | | The Atlas Lions |
| 18 | | Les Aigles de Carthage (Eagles of Carthage) |
| 19 | | The Pharaohs |
| 20 | | El Khadra (The Greens), The Fennecs, The Desert Warriors |
| 21 | | Black Stars |
| 22 | | Tubarões Azuis (Blue Sharks), Crioulos (Creoles) |
| 23 | | Bafana Bafana (The Boys or Go Boys Go Boys) |
| 24 | | Al-Annabi (The Maroons), Al-Ad'am |
| 25 | | The Three Lions |
| 26 | | Green Falcons |
| 27 | | Les Éléphants (The Elephants), Visión CAF |
| 28 | | Les Lions de la Teranga (Lions of Teranga) |
| 29 | | Les Bleus, Les Tricolores (The Tri-colors) |
| 30 | | Vatreni (The Blazers) |
| 31 | | A Selecção, A Selecção das Quinas |
| 32 | | Landslaget (The National Team) |
| 33 | | Nationalelf, DFB-Elf, Die Mannschaft |
| 34 | | Oranje, Holland, Clockwork Orange, The Flying Dutchmen |
| 35 | | De Rode Duivels, Les Diables Rouges, Die Roten Teufel |
| 36 | | Das Team, Burschen Unsere, Burschen |
| 37 | | Schweizer Nati, La Nati, Rossocrociati |
| 38 | | La Furia Roja, La Furia, La Roja |
| 39 | | The Tartan Army |
| 40 | | Los Canaleros, La Marea Roja |
| 41 | | Les Grenadiers, Le Rouge et Bleu, Les Bicolores |
| 42 | | - |
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