The furthest north the World Cup has gone is Sandviken in Sweden in 1958, the furthest east is Sapporo in Japan in 2002 and the furthest south is Mar del Plata in Argentina in 1978. While 48 teams will compete at the 2026 World Cup, there are 64 teams involved in tomorrow's draw.

Brazil was drawn in Group C — which will play two of its matches in Boston. France is in Group I, which also plays two matches in Boston.

We now know every team's path at the 2026 World Cup. On Friday at the Kennedy Center in Washington, a collection of FIFA soccer legends, dignitaries and celebrities drew the groups from four pots. Now, we know who every country will have to play next summer across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

FIFA held a draw to determine who all 48 participating countries in the FIFA World Cup 2026 will face in the group phase of the tournament, which the U.S., Canada and Mexico are co-hosting.

Now that the 2026 World Cup draw has taken place and we know the when, where and who of it all, how do the groups rank from the easiest to the hardest?

The World Cup draw needed less empty lead-up and more substantive insights, Richard Deitsch says in his review of the TV experience.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will finally reveal the group-stage paths for the 42 teams already secured, including the three co-hosts (Canada, Mexico, and the United States), and the six contenders for the final spots in the inter-confederation and European playoffs set for late March 2026.

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