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¤	Japan	[bye]	1st in group B	1st in group C

Men’s World Cup draw complete
[SAT 06 DEC 2025]

The draw for the 2026 Men’s World Cup was held on FRI 05 DEC 2025 in Washington, DC, United States. The 48 participating teams were placed into twelve groups of four teams each. more...

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FIRST GROUP PHASE

GROUP B		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
»	Japan	6	6	0	0	24	0	+24	18
HOME		3	3	0	0	11	0	+11	9
AWAY		3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	9
»	Korea DPR	6	3	0	3	11	7	+4	9
HOME		3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
AWAY		3	1	0	2	6	3	+3	3
×	Syria	6	2	1	3	9	12	-3	7
HOME		3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	6
AWAY		3	0	1	2	1	7	-6	1
×	Myanmar	6	0	1	5	3	28	-25	1
HOME		3	0	1	2	2	12	-10	1
AWAY		3	0	0	3	1	16	-15	0

Group B

THU 16 NOV 2023

Osaka

10:00 UTC

05–00

v Myanmar

TUE 21 NOV 2023

Jeddah [KSA]

14:45 UTC

05–00

at Syria

THU 21 MAR 2024

Tokyo

10:20 UTC

01–00

v Korea DPR

TUE 26 MAR 2024

Pyongyang

08:00 UTC

03–00
FORF

at Korea DPR

THU 06 JUN 2024

Yangon

12:10 UTC

05–00

at Myanmar

TUE 11 JUN 2024

Hiroshima

10:10 UTC

05–00

v Syria

FINAL ROUND

GROUP C		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
¤	Japan	10	7	2	1	30	3	+27	23
HOME		5	3	2	0	16	1	+15	11
AWAY		5	4	0	1	14	2	+12	12
¤	Australia	10	5	4	1	16	7	+9	19
HOME		5	3	1	1	9	3	+6	10
AWAY		5	2	3	0	7	4	+3	9
»	Saudi Arabia	10	3	4	3	7	8	-1	13
HOME		5	1	2	2	3	5	-2	5
AWAY		5	2	2	1	4	3	+1	8
»	Indonesia	10	3	3	4	9	20	-11	12
HOME		5	3	1	1	4	4	0	10
AWAY		5	0	2	3	5	16	-11	2
×	China PR	10	3	0	7	7	20	-13	9
HOME		5	2	0	3	5	8	-3	6
AWAY		5	1	0	4	2	12	-10	3
×	Bahrain	10	1	3	6	5	16	-11	6
HOME		5	0	2	3	4	12	-8	2
AWAY		5	1	1	3	1	4	-3	4

Group C

THU 05 SEP 2024

Saitama

10:35 UTC

07–00

v China PR

TUE 10 SEP 2024

Riffa

16:00 UTC

05–00

at Bahrain

THU 10 OCT 2024

Jeddah

18:00 UTC

02–00

at Saudi Arabia

TUE 15 OCT 2024

Saitama

10:35 UTC

01–01

v Australia

FRI 15 NOV 2024

Jakarta

12:00 UTC

04–00

at Indonesia

TUE 19 NOV 2024

Xiamen

12:00 UTC

03–01

at China PR

THU 20 MAR 2025

Saitama

10:35 UTC

02–00

v Bahrain

TUE 25 MAR 2025

Saitama

10:35 UTC

00–00

v Saudi Arabia

THU 05 JUN 2025

Perth/Boorloo, WA

11:10 UTC

00–01

at Australia

TUE 10 JUN 2025

Suita

10:35 UTC

06–00

v Indonesia

MEN’S WORLD CUP HISTORY

	2026	Qualified
	2022	Round of 16
	2018	Round of 16
	2014	Group phase
	2010	Round of 16
	2006	Group phase
	2002	Round of 16
	1998	Group phase
×	1994	[did not qualify]
×	1990	[did not qualify]
×	1986	[did not qualify]
×	1982	[did not qualify]
×	1978	[did not qualify]
×	1974	[did not qualify]
×	1970	[did not qualify]
×	1966	[did not enter]
×	1962	[did not qualify]
×	1958	[did not enter]
×	1954	[did not qualify]
×	1950	[disqualified]
×	1938	[withdrew]
×	1934	[did not enter]
×	1930	[withdrew]

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