Belgium will make their 15th appearance at . Under Rudi Garcia, the Red Devils will look to improve on their third-place finish in 2018.
Alongside the Belgians in Group G are CAF heavyweights Egypt, AFC stalwart IR Iran and OFC representative New Zealand. Things get started on 15 June with Belgium against Mohamed Salah's Egypt at Seattle Stadium, while Iran and New Zealand tangle at Los Angeles Stadium.
Best World Cup: Third place (2018)
World Cup qualifications: 15 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026)
Overall World Cup record: P51 W21 D10 L20 F69 A74
The Red Devils breezed through Group J in the UEFA preliminaries, winning five matches and drawing three. They secured their place in North America by defeating Liechtenstein 7-0.
Best World Cup: Group stage (1934, 1990, 2018)
World Cup qualifications: 4 (1934, 1990, 2018, 2026)
Overall World Cup record: P7 W0 D2 L5 F5 A12
Egypt finished top of Group A in CAF qualifying, winning eight times and drawing just twice in ten matches. The Pharaohs scored 20 goals, with star forward Salah netting nine.
Best World Cup: Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)
World Cup qualifications: 7 (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026)
Overall World Cup record: P18 W3 D4 L11 F13 A31
Team Melli drew twice with fellow World Cup 2026 qualifiers Uzbekistan in the process of finishing top of Group A in the decisive third round of AFC preliminaries. Star striker Mehdi Taremi scored a brace in the draw against Uzbekistan that sealed Iran's qualification.
Best World Cup: Group stage (1982, 2010)
World Cup qualifications: 3 (1982, 2010, 2026)
Overall World Cup record: P6 W0 D3 L3 F4 A14
This was the first edition that OFC received a direct qualification berth, and the All Whites secured that ticket by beating Fiji and New Caledonia in the final round of qualifiers. New Zealand are the only Oceania representative at World Cup 2026.
The last time Mexico hosted a World Cup (1986), Belgium finished fourth, falling in the semi-final against Diego Maradona's Argentina.
Iran are aiming to qualify for the knockout rounds of the World Cup for the first time. Team Melli have defeated USA, Morocco, and Wales in past tournaments but never made it out of the group.
The All Whites famously drew with reigning World Cup champions Italy in 2010. Despite being eliminated in the group stage, they went home as the only undefeated nation at the World Cup.
If Chris Wood features in any of New Zealand's matches in North America he will become the All Whites' record World Cup appearance maker.
Should one of these sides top the group, they would meet a third-place team from Group A, E, H, I or J at Seattle Stadium on 1 July. The group runner-up would meet the Group D runner-up at Dallas Stadium on 3 July, while the third-place finisher could potentially face the winner of Group B or I.
Sources: FIFA Official
