2026 FIFA World Cup Group I

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Group I of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place from June 16 to 26, 2026. [1] The group consists of France, Senegal, the inter-confederation playoff Path 2 winner, and Norway. The top two teams, possibly along with the third-placed team, will advance to the round of 32. [2]

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Teams

Draw positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings [3]
November 2025 [nb 1] June 2026
I1Flag of France.svg  France 1 UEFA UEFA Group D winnerNovember 13, 202517th 2022 Winner (1998, 2018)3
I2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2 CAF CAF Group B winnerOctober 14, 20254th 2022 Quarterfinals (2002)19
I3Flag of None.svg IC Path 2 winner4 [nb 2] Inter-confederation playoff Path 2 winnerMarch 31, 2026 [nb 2]
I4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3 UEFA UEFA Group I winnerNovember 16, 20254th 1998 Round of 16 (1998)29

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of November 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw. [4]
  2. 1 2 As the identity of the inter-confederation playoff Path 2 winner was not known at the time of the final draw, positions in the FIFA Rankings were not taken into account, and the placeholder in the draw was automatically seeded into pot 4. [4]

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 00000000
3Flag of None.svg IC Path 2 winner [a] 00000000Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 00000000
First match(es) will be played: June 16, 2026. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ The winner of inter-confederation playoff Pathway 2 will be Iraq, Bolivia, or Suriname.

In the round of 32: [2]

Matches

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

France vs Senegal

The teams have only met once prior, when Senegal defeated defending champions France 1–0 in a major upset at the opening match of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. [5]

France  Flag of France.svgMatch 17Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

IC Path 2 winner vs Norway

IC Path 2 winner Flag of None.svgMatch 18Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

France vs IC Path 2 winner

France  Flag of France.svgMatch 42Flag of None.svg IC Path 2 winner
Report
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Norway vs Senegal

The teams previously faced each other once in 2006, a friendly won 2–1 by Senegal. [6]

Norway  Flag of Norway.svgMatch 41Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Norway vs France

The teams have previously faced each other 16 times, most recently in 2014, a 4–0 win for France in a friendly match. [7]

Norway  Flag of Norway.svgMatch 61Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

Senegal vs IC Path 2 winner

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svgMatch 62Flag of None.svg IC Path 2 winner
Report
BMO Field, Toronto

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 France.svg  France 0
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0
Flag of None.svg IC Path 2 winner0
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 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. 1 2 "Draw Procedures for the FIFA World Cup 2026" (PDF). FIFA. November 25, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ "France national football team: record v Senegal". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Norway national football team: record v Senegal". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  7. ↑ "France national football team: record v Norway". en.fifaranking.net. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
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