{"id":36598,"date":"2025-12-05T22:49:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.hamsonews.com\/iran-to-meet-belgium-egypt-and-new-zealand-2026-fifa-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T22:49:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:19:32","slug":"iran-to-meet-belgium-egypt-and-new-zealand-2026-fifa-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/iran-to-meet-belgium-egypt-and-new-zealand-2026-fifa-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran to meet Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand: 2026 FIFA World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"


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TEHRAN \u2013 Iran national football team discovered their opponents at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n

The draw for the 2026 World Cup took place at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on Friday.<\/p>\n

Team Melli are drawn in Group G along with Belgium, Egypt, and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Nations are listed in order of their position in the group, which determines the order of opponents.<\/p>\n

Group A:<\/strong> Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, (winners of playoff between Denmark, North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Ireland)<\/p>\n

Group B:<\/strong> Canada, (winners of playoff between Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales and Bosnia and Herzegovina), Qatar, Switzerland<\/p>\n

Group C:<\/strong> Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland<\/p>\n

Group D: <\/strong>USA, Paraguay, Australia, (winners of playoff between Turkey, Romania, Slovakia and Kosovo)<\/p>\n

Group E:<\/strong> Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador<\/p>\n

Group F:<\/strong> Netherlands, Japan, (winners of playoff between Ukraine, Sweden, Poland and Albania), Tunisia<\/p>\n

Group G<\/strong>: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand<\/p>\n

Group H:<\/strong> Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay<\/p>\n

Group I: <\/strong>France, Senegal, (winners of playoff between Iraq, Bolivia and Suriname), Norway<\/p>\n

Group J: <\/strong>Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan<\/p>\n

Group K:<\/strong> Portugal, (winners of playoff between Congo DR, Jamaica, New Caledonia), Uzbekistan, Colombia<\/p>\n

Group L:<\/strong> England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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