2026 FIFA World Cup Group C

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Group C of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place from June 13 to 24, 2026. [1] The group consists of Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, and Scotland. The top two teams, possibly along with the third-placed team, will advance to the round of 32. [2]

Contents

Brazil, Morocco and Scotland were drawn to Group A in the 1998 edition.

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings [3]
November 2025 [nb 1] June 2026
C1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1 CONMEBOL CONMEBOL round robin fifth placeJune 10, 202523rd 2022 Winner (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)5
C2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2 CAF CAF Group E winnerSeptember 5, 20257th 2022 Fourth place (2022)11
C3Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 4 CONCACAF CONCACAF Group C winnerNovember 18, 20252nd 1974 Group stage (1974)84
C4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3 UEFA UEFA Group C winnerNovember 18, 20259th 1998 Group stage (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998)36

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of November 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw. [4]

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 00000000
3Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 00000000Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 00000000
First match(es) will be played: June 13, 2026. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 32: [2]

Matches

All times listed are local, UTC−4 (EDT). [1]

Brazil vs Morocco

The teams have met three times previously, including once in the World Cup, a 3–0 first group stage victory for Brazil in 1998, and most recently in 2023, a 2–1 win for Morocco (their first) in a friendly. [5] [6]

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svgMatch 7Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Haiti vs Scotland

The two teams have never met before.

Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svgMatch 5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

Scotland vs Morocco

The teams' only meeting took place in their final group stage match at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as Morocco won 3–0. [7] [8]

Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svgMatch 30Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

Brazil vs Haiti

The teams have met thrice previously, most recently in 2016, a 7–1 win for Brazil in the group stage of Copa América Centenario. [9]

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svgMatch 29Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Report
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Scotland vs Brazil

The teams have faced each other in ten previous matches including at the FIFA World Cup on four previous occasions, all of them in the first round. Their first meeting was a 0–0 draw at the 1974 FIFA World Cup and then Brazil won the next three group stage encounters: 4–1 in 1982, 1–0 in 1990, and a 2–1 victory in the 1998 FIFA World Cup opening match. [10] Their latest match took place in 2011, as Brazil won a 2–0 friendly to keep their unbeaten head-to-head record. [11]

Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svgMatch 49Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

Morocco vs Haiti

The two sides have never met before.

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svgMatch 50Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Report
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Discipline

The team conduct ("fair play") score will be used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams are tied. It will also be used as a tiebreaker for the third-place ranking between groups if the overall records of teams are tied. The score will be calculated based on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches as follows: [2]

Only one of the above deductions can be applied to a player or team official in a single match.

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Score
Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svg
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 0
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 0

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA World Cup 26 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup 2026 Regulations" (PDF). FIFA. May 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 23, 2025. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ "FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. November 19, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Draw Procedures for the FIFA World Cup 2026" (PDF). FIFA. November 25, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Brazil national football team: record v Morocco". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Brazil vs. Morocco Head-to-Head in the World Cups". thesoccerworldcups.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Scotland national football team: record v Morocco". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Morocco vs. Scotland Head-to-Head in the World Cups". thesoccerworldcups.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Brazil national football team: record v Haiti". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Scotland vs. Brazil Head-to-Head in the World Cups". thesoccerworldcups.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Scotland national football team: record v Brazil". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
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