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The 2026 World Cup begins on June 11.
On Friday, FIFA drew which teams will play each other in the group stage of the tournament.
Take a close look at who is in Group B, including the host nation of Canada,
Teams in Group B
- Canada
- Winner of Euro Playoff A: Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, or Northern Ireland
- Qatar
- Switzerland
2026 FIFA World Cup: Group B Schedule
Host country Canada will feature in Group B.
The games for Group B will be held at BMO Field in Toronto, Levi's Stadium in the San Francisco area, BC Place in Vancouver, SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and Lumen Field in Seattle.
- June 12: Canada vs. TBD - Toronto
- June 13: TBD vs. TBD - San Francisco Bay Area
- June 18: Canada vs. TBD - Vancouver
- June 18: TBD vs. TBD - Los Angeles
- June 24: Canada vs. TBD - Vancouver
- June 24: TBD vs. TBD - Seattle
Canada
Doha , Qatar - 14 November 2025; Canada players, including Sergei Kozlovskiy, 6, react during the penalty shootout of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup Round of 32 match between Republic of Ireland and Canada at Aspire Zone in Doha, Qatar. (Photo By Nikola …
- Population: 40 million
- Primary Language(s): English, French
- Fun Fact: Longest coastline on Earth
- Player to Watch: Alphonso Davies
- FIFA Ranking: 27
Winner of Euro Playoff A
- The second team will be the winner of the Euro Playoff A matches between Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, and Northern Ireland.
Qatar
- Population: 3M
- Primary language(s): Arabic
- Fun fact: Debuted as hosts in 2022; now qualified via campaign
- Player to watch: Akram Afif
- FIFA Ranking: 51
Switzerland
- Population: 8.8M
- Primary language(s): German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Fun fact: Famous for neutrality…and precision watches.
- Player to watch: Granit Xhaka
- FIFA Ranking: 17
The Source: Information in this article comes from FIFA.