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By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in 2009, he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. 

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CAF Featured FIFA

2026 World Cup - Fifa - qualifying draw

The World Cup 2026 will be the 23rd edition of the tournament but the first to feature 48 teams and three host countries: Canada, Mexico, and the USA.

The 2026 World Cup will start on June 11 in Mexico City and will end on July 19, 2026, in New Jersey.

The expanded 48-team tournament will last a record 39 days.

For the first time, the new format will feature 12 groups of four teams and a last-32 knockout round.

 

Group Phase 


Gruppe A

Mexico
South Africa (CAF)
South Korea
No. 01 (tba)


Gruppe B

Canada
Qatar
Switzerland
No. 02  (tba)


Gruppe C

Brazil
Morocco (CAF)
Haiti
Scotland


Gruppe D

USA
Paraguay
Australia
No. 03  (tba)


Gruppe E

Germany
Curaçao 
Ivory Coast (CAF)
Ecuador


Gruppe F

Netherlands
Japan
Tunisia (CAF)
No. 04  (tba)


Gruppe G

Belgium
Egypt (CAF)
Iran
New Zealand


Gruppe H

Spain
Cap Verde (CAF)
Saudi-Arabia
Uruguay


Gruppe I

France
Senegal (CAF)
Norway 
No. 05 (tba)


Gruppe J

Argentina
Algeria (CAF)
Austria
Jordan 


Gruppe K

Portugal
Uzbekistan 
Colombia
No. 06  (tba)


Gruppe L

England
Croatia
Ghana (CAF)
Panama

 

 

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