FIFA World Cup: Guide to who’s who in North America

World Cup appearances,
including 2026
World Cup
wins

JUNE 11 - JULY 19
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Group A
Mexico
Rank: 15*
Coach:  Javier Aguirre
Captain: Edson Álvarez
Best finish:
Quarter-final
1970, 1986
Record: W17-D15-L28

South Africa
Rank: 60
Coach: Hugo Broos
Captain: Ronwen Williams
Group stage
1998, 2002,2010
Record: W2-D4-L3

South Korea
Rank: 25
Coach:  Myung-bo Hong
Captain: Heung-min Son
Fourth place 2002
Record: W7-D10-L21

Czechia
Rank: 41
Coach:  Miroslav Koubek
Captain: Ladislav Krejčí
Final 1934, 1962
(Includes Czechoslovakia)
Record: W12-D5-L16
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Group B

Canada
Rank: 30
Coach:  Jesse Marsch
Captain: Alphonso Davies
Group stage 1986, 2022
Record: W0-D0-L6

Bosnia-Herz.
Rank: 65
Coach: Sergej Barbarez
Captain: Edin Džeko
Group stage 2014
Record: W1-D0-L2

Qatar
Rank: 55
Coach: Julen Lopetegui
Captain: Hassan Al-Haydos
Group stage 2022
Record: W0-D0-L3

Switzerland
Rank: 19
Coach:  Murat Yakin
Captain: Granit Xhaka
Quarter-final
1934, 1938,
1954
Record: W14-D8-L19

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Group C
Brazil
Rank: 6
Coach: 
Carlo Ancelotti
Captain:
Marquinhos
Winner
1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
Record: W76-D19-L19

Morocco
Rank: 8
Coach: 
Mohamed Ouahbi
Captain:
Achraf Hakimi
Fourth place 2022
Record: W5-D7-L11

Haiti
Rank: 83
Coach: 
Sébastien Migné
Captain:
Johny Placide
Group stage 1974
Record: W0-D0-L3

Scotland
Rank: 43
Coach: 
Steve Clarke
Captain:
Andrew Robertson
Record: W4-D7-L12
Group stage 8 times
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Group D

United States
Rank: 16
Coach: 
Mauricio Pochettino	
Captain:
Christian Pulisic
Third place 1930
Record: W9-D8-L20

Paraguay
Rank: 40
Coach: 
Gustavo Alfaro
Captain:
Gustavo Gómez
Quarter-final 2010
Record: W7-D10-L10

Australia
Rank: 27
Coach: 
Tony Popovic
Captain:
Mathew Ryan
Round of 16 2006, 2022
Record: W4-D4-L12

Türkiye
Rank: 22
Coach: 
Vincenzo Montella
Captain:
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Third place 2002
Record: W5-D1-L4
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Group E
Germany
Rank: 10
Julian Nagelsmann
Captain:
Joshua Kimmich
Winner
1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
Record: W68-D21-L23

Curaçao
Rank: 82
Coach: 
Dick Advocaat
Captain:
Leandro Bacuna
Tournament debut
Record: W0-D0-L0

Côte d’Ivoire
Rank: 34
Coach: 
Emerse Faé
Captain:
Franck Kessié
Group stage 2006, 2010, 2014
Record: W3-D1-L5

Ecuador
Rank: 23
Coach: Sebastián
Beccacece
Captain:
Enner Valencia
Round of 16 2006
Record: W5-D2-L6

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Group F

Netherlands
Coach: 
Rank: 7
Coach: 
Ronald Koeman
Captain:
Virgil van Dijk
Final 1974, 1978, 2010
Record: W30-D14-L11

Japan
Rank: 18
Coach: 
Hajime Moriyasu
Captain:
Wataru Endo
Round of 16 2002, 2010, 2018, 2022
Record: W7-D6-L12

Sweden
Rank: 38
Coach: 
Graham Potter
Captain:
Victor Lindelöf
Final 1958
Record: W20-D13-L19

Tunisia
Rank: 44
Coach: 
Sabri Lamouchi
Captain:
Ellyes Skhiri
Group stage 6 times
Record: W3-D5-L10
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Group G

Belgium
Rank: 9
Coach: 
Rudi Garcia
Captain:
Youri Tielemans
Third place 2018
Record: W21-D10-L20

Egypt
Rank: 29
Coach: 
Hossam Hassan
Captain:
Mohamed Salah
Group stage 1990, 2018
(First round 1934)
Record: W0-D2-L5

Iran
Rank: 21
Coach: 
Amir Ghalenoei
Captain:
Mehdi Taremi
Group stage 6 times
Record: W3-D4-L11

New Zealand
Rank: 85
Coach: 
Darren Bazeley
Captain:
Chris Wood
Group stage 1982, 2010
Record: W0-D3-L3
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Group H
Spain
Rank: 2
Coach: 
Luis de la Fuente
Captain:
Rodri Hernández
Winner 2010
Record: W31-D17-L19

Cabo Verde
Rank: 69
Coach: 
Bubista
Captain:
Ryan Mendes
Tournament debut
Record: W0-D0-L0

Saudi Arabia
Rank: 61
Coach: 
Georgios Donis
Captain:
Salem Al-Dawsari
Round of 16 1994
Record: W4-D2-L13

Uruguay
Rank: 17
Coach: 
Marcelo Bielsa
Captain:
Federico Valverde
Winner 1930, 1950
Record: W25-D13-L21
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Group I
France
Rank: 1
Coach: 
Didier Deschamps
Captain:
Kylian Mbappé
Winner 1998, 2018
Record: W39-D14-L20

Senegal
Rank: 14
Coach: 
Pape Thiaw
Captain:
Kalidou Koulibaly
Quarter-final 2002
Record: W5-D3-L4

Iraq
Rank: 57
Coach: 
Graham Arnold
Captain:
Jalal Hassan
Group stage 1986
Record: W0-D0-L3

Norway
Rank: 31
Coach: 
Ståle Solbakken
Captain:
Martin Ødegaard
Round of 16 1998
Record: W2-D3-L3
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Group J
Argentina
Rank: 3
Coach: 
Lionel Scaloni
Captain:
Lionel Messi
Winner 1978, 1986, 2022
Record: W47-D17-L24

Algeria
Rank: 28
Coach: 
Vladimir Petković
Captain:
Riyad Mahrez
Round of 16 2014
Record: W3-D3-L7

Austria
Rank: 24
Coach: 
Ralf Rangnick
Captain:
David Alaba
Third place 1954
Record: W12-D4-L14

Jordan
Rank: 63
Coach: 
Jamal Sellami
Captain:
Ehsan Haddad
Tournament debut
Record: W0-D0-L0
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Group K
Portugal
Rank: 5
Coach: 
Roberto Martínez
Captain:
Cristiano Ronaldo
Third place 1966 
Record: W17-D6-L12

DR Congo
Rank: 46
Coach: 
Sébastien Desabre
Captain:
Chancel Mbemba
Group stage 1974 (Includes Zaire)
Record: W0-D0-L3

Uzbekistan
Rank: 50
Coach: 
Fabio Cannavaro
Captain:
Eldor Shomurodov
Tournament debut
Record: W0-D0-L0

Colombia
Rank: 13
Coach: 
Néstor Lorenzo
Captain:
James Rodríguez
Quarter-final 2014
Record: W9-D3-L10
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Group L
England
Rank: 4
Coach: 
Thomas Tuchel
Captain:
Harry Kane
Winner 1966
Record: W32-D22-L20

Croatia
Rank: 11
Coach: 
Zlatko Dalić
Captain:
Luka Modrić
Final 2018
Record: W13-D8-L9

Ghana
Rank: 74
Coach: 
Carlos Queiroz
Captain:
Jordan Ayew
Quarter final 2010
Record: W5-D3-L7

Panama
Rank: 33
Coach: Thomas
Christiansen
Captain:
Aníbal Godoy
Group stage 2018
Record: W0-D0-L3


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Sources: FIFA, Transfermarkt
*FIFA ranking May 2026
Team captains subject to change prior to tournament.