WK VOETBAL 2026

WORLD CUP 2026

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USA I MEXICO I CANADA

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WORLD CUP 2026

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WORLD CUP 2026

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WK-GROEPEN

GROEP A

Mexico

Flag of Mexico with vertical green, white, and red stripes and an eagle on a cactus holding a snake in the center.

Zuid-Afrika

South African flag with green, black, yellow, white, red, and blue colors.

Zuid-Korea

Flag of South Korea with a white background, a red and blue yin-yang symbol in the center, and four black trigrams in each corner.

+ Denemarken / Ierland / Tsjechië / Noord-Macedonië

GROEP B

Canada

Canadian flag featuring a red maple leaf on a white background with red vertical stripes on each side.

Qatar

The flag of Qatar with a maroon background and a white vertical band with a serrated edge.

Zwitserland

Flag of Switzerland with a white cross on a red background.

+ Italië / Bosnië-Herzegovina / Noord-Ierland / Wales

GROEP C

Brazilië

Brazilian flag with green field, yellow diamond, and blue circle with white stars and green banner with 'Ordem e Progresso'

Marokko

Flag of Morocco with a red background and a green pentagram star in the center.

Haïti

The national flag of Haiti with blue, red, and a central coat of arms featuring cannons, flags, a palm tree, and the motto 'L'Union Fait La Force'.

Schotland

Scottish flag with a blue background and white diagonal cross.

GROEP D

USA

United States flag with fifty stars and thirteen stripes.

Paraguay

Flag of Paraguay with red, white, and blue horizontal stripes, and the national coat of arms in the center.

Australië

Australian flag with a blue background, Union Jack in the upper hoist quarter, and six white stars, including the Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross constellation.

+ Turkije / Roemenië / Kosovo / Slovakije

GROEP E

Duitsland

The flag of Germany with horizontal black, red, and gold stripes from top to bottom.

Curaçao

Flag with a blue field, two white stars in the upper left corner, and a horizontal yellow stripe across the middle.

Ivoorkust

The flag of Ireland with vertical stripes of orange, white, and green.

Ecuador

The flag of Ecuador consisting of three horizontal stripes (yellow, blue, red) with the country's coat of arms in the center. The coat of arms features a condor, mountain, river, and a shield with various symbols.

GROEP F

Nederland

The flag of the Netherlands with horizontal stripes of red, white, and blue from top to bottom.

Japan

Flag of Japan with a red circle on a white background.

Tunesië

Flag of Tunisia with red background, white circle, red star, and crescent moon in the center.

+ Polen / Oekraïne / Zweden / Albanië

GROEP G

BELGIË

The Belgian flag with black, yellow, and red vertical stripes.

Egypte

The flag of Egypt with three horizontal stripes of red, white, and black, and a gold eagle emblem in the center of the white stripe.

Iran

Flag of Iran with green, white, and red horizontal stripes, red emblem in the center, and Arabic script borders.

Nieuw-Zeeland

Flag of New Zealand with a blue field, Union Jack in the canton, and four red stars with white borders representing the Southern Cross constellation.

GROEP H

Spanje

Spanish flag with three horizontal stripes: red at the top and bottom, and yellow in the middle with the national coat of arms.

Kaapverdië

A digital flag with a blue background, white and red horizontal stripes, and yellow stars arranged in a circle in the center.

Saoedi-Arabië

Saudi Arabia flag with green background, white Arabic inscription, and sword.

Uruguay

The flag of Uruguay, featuring nine horizontal stripes alternating white and blue, with a white square in the top left corner containing a yellow sun with a face.

GROEP I

Frankrijk

French flag with three vertical stripes in blue, white, and red.

Senegal

The national flag of Senegal, featuring three vertical stripes in green, yellow, and red with a green star in the center of the yellow stripe.

Noorwegen

The flag of Norway with a blue cross outlined in white on a red background.

+ Bolivia / Irak / Suriname

GROEP J

Argentinië

Flag of Argentina with blue and white horizontal stripes and sun emblem.

Algerije

Algerian flag with green and white vertical stripes, red crescent and star in the center.

Oostenrijk

The flag of Austria, consisting of three horizontal bands in red, white, and red.

Jordanië

The flag of Jordan, with horizontal black, white, and green stripes and a red triangle with a white star.

GROEP K

Portugal

Flag of Portugal with a green and red background and the national coat of arms in the center.

Oezbekistan

Uzbekistan flag with blue, white, red, and green horizontal stripes and a crescent moon with stars in the blue section

Colombia

Image of the Russian flag with three horizontal stripes of white on top, blue in the middle, and red on the bottom.

+ DR Congo / Jamaica / Nieuw-Caledonië

GROEP L

Engeland

The flag of England, featuring a red cross on a white background.

Kroatië

Croatian flag with red, white, and blue horizontal stripes and a coat of arms in the center featuring a red and white checkerboard shield and five smaller shields above.

Ghana

The flag of Ghana, featuring three horizontal stripes of red, yellow, and green with a black star in the center of the yellow stripe.

Panama

A flag divided into four quadrants with alternating colors. The top left quadrant is white with a blue star, the top right is red, the bottom left is blue, and the bottom right is white with a red star.

Het WK 2026 wordt door een recordaantal van 48 landen betwist, in plaats van 32, waarvan 16 Europese teams.

Hierdoor is ook het aantal beschikbare slots per continent toegenomen.

  • Europa (UEFA): 16 plaatsen

  • Afrika (CAF): 9 directe plaatsen + 1 in intercontinentale play-offs

  • Azië (AFC): 8 directe plaatsen + 1 in intercontinentale play-offs

  • Zuid-Amerika (CONMEBOL): 6 directe plaatsen + 1 in intercontinentale play-offs

  • Noord- en Midden-Amerika (CONCACAF): 6 directe plaatsen (inclusief VS, Mexico en Canada als gastlanden) + 2 in intercontinentale play-offs

  • Oceanië (OFC): 1 directe plaats + 1 in intercontinentale play-offs

De teams zijn bij de loting op 5 december 2025 verdeeld in twaalf groepen van vier, waarbij de nummers één, twee en de acht beste nummers drie doorgaan naar de zestiende finales. Gedurende 40 dagen zullen in totaal 104 wedstrijden gespeeld worden.

Uniek aan deze editie is ook dat het toernooi wordt georganiseerd door drie landen — ook een primeur.

  • RECORD VAN 48 WK-DEELNEMERS

FIFA World Cup trophy with the number 23 and "FIFA" text.