FIFA World Cup 2026 · Final Draw
GROUP C
5 December 2025 · Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.
Brazil
Pot 1 · #6
Morocco
Pot 2 · #8
Scotland
Pot 3 · #43
Haiti
Pot 4 · #83
THE TOP-HEAVY GROUP
Group C.
The top-heavy group.
On the fifth of December twenty twenty-five, at the Kennedy Center in Washington D C, the balls came out.
Brazil.
Morocco.
Scotland.
And Haiti.
Four teams.
Four confederations.
The widest rank spread of any group at this World Cup.
Group C · By the Numbers
Four teams. One path forward.
Brazil
FIFA #6
€778.5M · Ancelotti
Morocco
FIFA #8
€360M · Ouahbi (new)
Scotland
FIFA #43
€198M · Clarke
Haiti
FIFA #83
€38–55M · Migné
Here they are by the numbers.
Brazil.
FIFA ranked sixth.
Carlo Ancelotti in charge.
Squad value seven hundred and seventy-eight point five million euros.
Morocco.
Ranked eighth.
Mohamed Ouahbi, appointed in March.
Squad value around three hundred and sixty million euros.
Scotland.
Ranked forty-third.
Steve Clarke, in charge since twenty nineteen.
Squad value one hundred and ninety-eight million.
And Haiti.
Ranked eighty-third.
Sébastien Migné, the Frenchman who has never set foot in Haiti.
Squad value somewhere between thirty-eight and fifty-five million.
Group C · The Favourites
Brazil
FIFA #6
Group C · The Favourites
BRAZIL
Six-time world champions. Ancelotti is the first foreign coach ever appointed for a permanent role. €10M salary, €5M WC bonus.
€778.5M
Squad Value
1ST
Foreign Coach Ever
4W / 9
Under Ancelotti
Head Coach
Carlo Ancelotti
⚠ Favourites who don't feel like favourites
Let's start with the favourites.
Brazil.
FIFA ranked sixth.
Carlo Ancelotti, the Italian, on the touchline.
The first foreign coach Brazil have ever appointed for a permanent role.
Officially started on the twenty-sixth of May twenty twenty-five.
Salary ten million euros, plus a five million bonus for winning the World Cup.
Squad value seven hundred and seventy-eight point five million euros.
The deepest squad in Group C by a distance.
Six-time world champions.
But the strength is the past.
The weakness is the present.
Brazil have not won a World Cup since two thousand and two.
A twenty-four-year drought.
Ancelotti has won just four of his first nine games.
They lost to ten-man France two-one.
Brazil finished fifth in CONMEBOL qualifying.
They are favourites who do not feel like favourites.
BRAZIL · STAR PLAYERS
The 4 Brazilians to watch
1/4
BRAZIL · LEFT WING
Vinícius Júnior
25
Age
Real Madrid
Club
50+
Caps
12+5
La Liga G/A
★ Brazil's 2nd-highest UCL scorer ever, behind only Neymar. Sealed qualification on Ancelotti's home debut vs Paraguay.
Vinícius Júnior.
The left winger.
Twenty-five years old.
Real Madrid.
Over fifty caps for Brazil.
Twelve La Liga goals and five assists this season through March.
Brazil's second-highest Champions League scorer ever, behind only Neymar.
Scored to seal Brazil's qualification on Ancelotti's home debut against Paraguay.
BRAZIL · RIGHT WING
Raphinha
29
Age
Barcelona
Club
~37
Caps
11
Goals
★ Hat-trick vs Sevilla in March. 2G+2A in Barcelona's 7-2 UCL win over Newcastle. Equalled Cruyff's 60 official Barça goals.
Raphinha.
The right winger.
Twenty-nine years old.
F C Barcelona.
Around thirty-seven caps, eleven goals.
Hat-trick against Sevilla in March.
Two goals and two assists in Barcelona's seven-two Champions League win over Newcastle.
Equalled Johan Cruyff's tally of sixty official Barcelona goals.
The most in-form attacker in world football this spring.
BRAZIL · CAPTAIN · CB
Marquinhos
31
Age
PSG
Club
104
Caps
UCL
Champion 2025
★ Captained PSG to their first ever Champions League title — 5-0 over Inter. Hip injury makes fitness a live concern.
Marquinhos.
The captain and centre-back.
Thirty-one years old.
Paris Saint-Germain.
One hundred and four caps.
Seven goals.
Captained P S G to their first ever Champions League title.
A five-nil win over Inter Milan in the final.
Earned his hundredth cap against Chile last September.
A hip problem made him miss the friendly against France.
Fitness is a live concern.
BRAZIL · DEFENSIVE MID
Bruno Guimarães
27
Age
Newcastle (C)
Club
41+
Caps
9 + 4
PL G/A
★ First Newcastle captain to lift a domestic trophy in 70 years. 2025 Carabao Cup winner. Brazil's midfield anchor.
Bruno Guimarães.
The defensive midfielder.
Twenty-seven years old.
Newcastle United, where he is captain.
Over forty-one caps.
First Newcastle captain to lift a domestic trophy in seventy years.
Won the twenty twenty-five Carabao Cup against Liverpool.
Nine Premier League goals and four assists this season.
Brazil's midfield anchor.
Group C · The Highest African Team
Morocco
FIFA #8
Group C · The Highest African Team
MOROCCO
First African nation ever to reach a WC semi-final (2022). Beat Spain. Beat Portugal. Qualified perfectly — 5-0 over Niger.
€360M
Squad Value
2022
WC Semi-Finalists
MAR 2026
Coach Appointed
Head Coach
Mohamed Ouahbi
⚠ Coach change · Ziyech out · Amrabat doubt
Now.
Morocco.
Ranked eighth.
The highest African team at this World Cup.
Mohamed Ouahbi appointed on the fifth of March twenty twenty-six, replacing Walid Regragui just three months before the tournament.
Ouahbi's first senior national-team role.
Squad value around three hundred and sixty million euros.
Fifteenth most valuable squad in the world.
Morocco qualified perfectly.
Five-nil over Niger to seal CAF Group E.
The strength is the history.
The first African nation ever to reach a World Cup semi-final.
Twenty twenty-two in Qatar.
Beat Spain.
Beat Portugal.
Lost to France in the semi.
The weakness is the timing.
A coach change three months before the tournament.
Ziyech injured and unavailable.
Amrabat's fitness in doubt.
MOROCCO · STAR PLAYERS
The 4 Moroccans to watch
1/4
MOROCCO · CAPTAIN · RB
Achraf Hakimi
27
Age
PSG
Club
~95
Caps
11
Goals
★ Equalled the 94-cap record in March. Ranked the #1 right-back in the world by FourFourTwo. Orchestrator of the 2022 semi-final run.
Achraf Hakimi.
The captain and right-back.
Twenty-seven years old.
Paris Saint-Germain.
Around ninety-five caps, eleven goals.
Equalled Ahmed Fares' record of ninety-four caps in March.
Ranked the number one right-back in the world by FourFourTwo.
The orchestrator of Morocco's twenty twenty-two semi-final run.
Their most important player in both phases of play.
MOROCCO · ATTACKING MID
Brahim Díaz
26
Age
Real Madrid
Club
~22
Caps
13
Goals
★ Born in Málaga, chose Morocco over Spain. AFCON 2025 top scorer (5 goals). First Moroccan to score in 4 consecutive AFCON matches.
Brahim Díaz.
The attacking midfielder.
Twenty-six years old.
Real Madrid.
Born in Málaga.
Chose Morocco over Spain.
Around twenty-two caps, thirteen goals.
Top scorer at the twenty twenty-five Africa Cup of Nations with five goals.
The first Moroccan ever to score in four consecutive AFCON matches.
Morocco's most creative threat going into this tournament.
MOROCCO · DEFENSIVE MID
Sofyan Amrabat
29
Age
Real Betis (loan)
Club
~71
Caps
2022
WC Standout
★ Standout performer of the 2022 WC. Morocco's defensive shield through that run. Injury issues this season are Morocco's biggest single risk.
Sofyan Amrabat.
The defensive midfielder.
Twenty-nine years old.
Real Betis on loan from Fenerbahçe.
Around seventy-one caps.
One of the standout performers of the twenty twenty-two World Cup.
Morocco's defensive shield through that historic semi-final run.
Injury issues in the twenty twenty-five-twenty-six season are Morocco's single biggest risk.
MOROCCO · FULL-BACK
Noussair Mazraoui
27
Age
Man United
Club
~35
Caps
23-24
Bundesliga W
★ Won the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich in 23-24. Versatile across both flanks. Morocco's defensive depth on the wings.
Noussair Mazraoui.
The fullback.
Twenty-seven years old.
Manchester United.
Around thirty-five caps.
Won the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich in twenty twenty-three-twenty-four.
Versatile across both flanks.
Champions League experience at the very top level.
Morocco's defensive depth across the wings.
Group C · First WC Since 1998
Scotland
FIFA #43
Group C · First WC Since 1998
SCOTLAND
First World Cup since 1998. Clarke since May 2019. McTominay opened with a bicycle kick in the third minute against Denmark.
€198M
Squad Value
28 YRS
Since Last WC
4-2
vs Denmark · Nov 25
Head Coach
Steve Clarke
⚠ 1998 ghost: lost to Brazil & Morocco — same opponents now
Now.
Scotland.
Ranked forty-third.
First World Cup since nineteen ninety-eight.
A twenty-eight-year absence ends.
Steve Clarke, in charge since May twenty nineteen, is the man who finally did it.
Won UEFA Group I. Sealed it with a four-two home win over Denmark on the eighteenth of November twenty twenty-five at Hampden.
McTominay opened with a bicycle kick in the third minute.
Tierney finished it with a ninety-third-minute screamer.
Squad value around one hundred and ninety-eight million euros.
The strength is the midfield.
McGinn and McTominay.
Twenty international goals each generation.
The weakness is the past.
In nineteen ninety-eight, Scotland lost to both Brazil and Morocco.
The same two opponents.
Again.
The nineteen ninety-eight ghost is back.
SCOTLAND · STAR PLAYERS
The 4 Scots to watch
1/4
SCOTLAND · MIDFIELDER
Scott McTominay
29
Age
SSC Napoli
Club
~69
Caps
14
Goals
★ Bicycle-kick opener in the 3rd minute against Denmark — the goal that began Scotland's qualification. Box-to-box energy.
Scott McTominay.
The midfielder.
Twenty-nine years old.
S S C Napoli, where he competes for the Serie A title.
Around sixty-nine caps, fourteen goals.
Opened the scoring with a bicycle kick in the third minute against Denmark.
The goal that began Scotland's qualification.
Box-to-box energy and a habit of scoring from midfield.
Scotland's heartbeat.
SCOTLAND · CAPTAIN · LB
Andy Robertson
32
Age
Liverpool
Club
~92
Caps
UCL
Winner 18-19
★ Scotland's 2nd-most capped ever, behind only Dalglish (102). Captained the Denmark win on his 90th cap. UCL winner with Liverpool.
Andy Robertson.
The captain and left-back.
Thirty-two years old.
Liverpool.
Around ninety-two caps.
Four goals.
Scotland's second-most capped player ever, behind only Kenny Dalglish on one hundred and two.
Captained the win over Denmark on his ninetieth cap.
Champions League winner with Liverpool in twenty eighteen-twenty nineteen.
SCOTLAND · MIDFIELDER
John McGinn
31
Age
Aston Villa (C)
Club
~85
Caps
20
Int. Goals
★ Long-range winner for Villa vs PSG in the UCL last April — voted Villa's goal of the season. Set-piece taker alongside McTominay.
John McGinn.
The midfielder.
Thirty-one years old.
Aston Villa, where he is captain.
Around eighty-five caps.
Twenty international goals.
Scored a long-range winner for Villa against P S G in the Champions League last April.
Voted Villa's goal of the season.
Set-piece taker alongside McTominay.
SCOTLAND · DEF MID
Billy Gilmour
24
Age
SSC Napoli
Club
~43
Caps
£12M
Aug 2024
★ Plays alongside McTominay at Napoli — two international teammates at the same Serie A title contender. The possession brain in the double pivot.
Billy Gilmour.
The defensive midfielder.
Twenty-four years old.
S S C Napoli, signed from Brighton in August twenty twenty-four for around twelve million pounds.
Around forty-three caps.
Plays alongside McTominay at Napoli.
Two international teammates at the same Serie A title contender.
The possession brain in Scotland's double pivot.
Group C · The 52-Year Return
Haiti
FIFA #83
Group C · The 52-Year Return
HAITI
First WC since 1974. Migné has never visited Haiti. Every qualifier played in Curaçao because of security crisis. Only 2nd Caribbean nation ever (after Jamaica 1998).
€38–55M
Squad Value
52 YRS
Since Last WC
CURAÇAO
Home Qualifiers
Head Coach
Sébastien Migné
⚠ 20:1 squad value gap · weakness is everything else
And finally.
Haiti.
Ranked eighty-third.
First World Cup since nineteen seventy-four.
A fifty-two-year gap.
The longest absence of any team at this tournament.
Sébastien Migné, the Frenchman, in charge since June twenty twenty-four.
He has never visited Haiti.
Every qualifier was played in Curaçao because of the security crisis at home.
Squad value somewhere between thirty-eight and fifty-five million euros.
The lowest in Group C by twenty to one.
Haiti topped their CONCACAF qualifying group.
Beat Nicaragua two-nil on the final matchday.
Only the second Caribbean nation ever to qualify for the World Cup, after Jamaica in nineteen ninety-eight.
The strength is resilience.
The weakness is everything else.
HAITI · STAR PLAYERS
The 4 Haitians to watch
1/4
HAITI · ATTACKING MID
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
26
Age
Wolves
Club
~8-10
Caps
1ST
Haitian in PL
★ First ever Haitian player in the Premier League. Born in France, switched to Haiti in August 2025. Haiti's most valuable player.
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
The attacking midfielder.
Twenty-six years old.
Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Around eight to ten caps for Haiti.
The first ever Haitian player in the Premier League.
Born in France.
Switched allegiance from France to Haiti in August twenty twenty-five.
Debuted against Honduras the following month.
Haiti's most valuable player and the one opponents fear.
HAITI · STRIKER
Wilson Isidor
24
Age
Sunderland
Club
2
Caps · 1G
MAR 26
Switched
★ Switched to Haiti in March 2026. Scored an 88th-minute solo run goal against Iceland in his first warm-up friendly. Pace on the counter.
Wilson Isidor.
The striker.
Twenty-four years old.
Sunderland in the Championship.
Permanent deal in February twenty twenty-five, contract to summer twenty twenty-eight.
Two caps, one goal.
Switched to Haiti in March twenty twenty-six.
Scored an eighty-eighth-minute solo run goal against Iceland in his first warm-up friendly.
Haiti's pace on the counter.
HAITI · FORWARD
Duckens Nazon
~30
Age
Veteran
Status
50+
Caps
20+
Goals
★ The veteran of this attack. The experience and physicality the new diaspora signings lack. The anchor of Migné's offensive shape.
Duckens Nazon.
The forward.
Around thirty years old.
Born on the twenty-first of March nineteen ninety-four.
Over fifty caps.
More than twenty goals.
The veteran of this attack.
The experience and physicality that the new diaspora signings lack.
The anchor of Migné's offensive shape.
HAITI · CAPTAIN · GK
Johny Placide
~36
Age
SC Bastia
Club
80+
Caps
CURAÇAO
Every WCQ
★ Born in St. Martin. Veteran who held this team together through years of hardship. Played every qualifier in Curaçao. Emotional anchor of the dressing room.
Johny Placide.
The captain and goalkeeper.
Around thirty-six years old.
S C Bastia in France.
Over eighty caps.
Born in St. Martin.
The veteran who held this team together through years of hardship.
Played every qualifier in Curaçao.
The emotional anchor of the dressing room.
Group C · Schedule
6 GAMES. 4 TEAMS.
One path forward.
BRA
MAR
SCO
HAI
Now the matches.
GROUP C · SCHEDULE
All 6 Group C matches
1/6
MATCHDAY 1 · 13 JUN
Brazil vs Morocco
13 Jun 2026 · 18:00 local
Brazil
VS
Morocco
MetLife Stadium · East Rutherford NJ · 82,500 seats
GROUP C DECIDER · MD1
★ Ancelotti against Ouahbi. Biggest venue at this World Cup. Home of the Final.
Match one.
The thirteenth of June.
Brazil versus Morocco.
MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Eighty-two thousand five hundred seats.
The biggest venue at this World Cup.
The home of the Final.
Eighteen hundred local kickoff.
Ancelotti against Ouahbi.
The Group C decider on Matchday One.
MATCHDAY 1 · 13 JUN
Haiti vs Scotland
13 Jun 2026 · 21:00 local
Haiti
VS
Scotland
Gillette Stadium · Foxborough MA · ~65,000 seats
SCOTLAND · 28 YR WAIT
★ Scotland's first WC match in 28 years. They cannot afford to lose to the lowest-ranked team in the group.
Match two.
The thirteenth of June.
Haiti versus Scotland.
Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Around sixty-five thousand seats.
Home of the New England Patriots.
Twenty-one hundred local kickoff.
Scotland's first World Cup match in twenty-eight years.
They cannot afford to lose to the lowest-ranked team in their group.
MATCHDAY 2 · 19 JUN
Scotland vs Morocco
19 Jun 2026 · 18:00 local
Scotland
VS
Morocco
Gillette Stadium · Foxborough MA · ~65,000 seats
1998 ECHO
★ The same fixture that ended Scotland's last World Cup. McGinn against Hakimi. Pivotal match for Clarke.
Match three.
The nineteenth of June.
Scotland versus Morocco.
Gillette Stadium again.
Eighteen hundred local.
The nineteen ninety-eight echo.
The same fixture that ended Scotland's last World Cup.
McGinn against Hakimi.
The pivotal match for Clarke's side.
MATCHDAY 2 · 19 JUN
Brazil vs Haiti
19 Jun 2026 · 20:30 local
Brazil
VS
Haiti
Lincoln Financial Field · Philadelphia PA · ~69,000 seats
20:1 SQUAD VALUE GAP
★ Largest squad value gap in any single match at this tournament. Vinicius and Raphinha vs the Bellegarde-led counter.
Match four.
The nineteenth of June.
Brazil versus Haiti.
Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
Around sixty-nine thousand seats.
Home of the Eagles.
Twenty-thirty local kickoff.
The largest squad value gap in the group.
Twenty to one.
Vinicius and Raphinha against the Bellegarde-led counter.
MATCHDAY 3 · 24 JUN
Scotland vs Brazil
24 Jun 2026 · 18:00 local
Scotland
VS
Brazil
Hard Rock Stadium · Miami Gardens FL · ~65,000 seats
COULD DECIDE 28-YR WAIT
★ 626,000 sq ft roof canopy shading 92% of fans. The match that could decide whether Scotland's wait ends with a famous result.
Match five.
The twenty-fourth of June.
Scotland versus Brazil.
Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Around sixty-five thousand seats.
Home of the Miami Dolphins.
A six hundred and twenty-six thousand square foot roof canopy that shades ninety-two percent of fans.
Eighteen hundred local.
The match that could decide whether Scotland's twenty-eight-year wait ends with a famous result.
MATCHDAY 3 · 24 JUN
Morocco vs Haiti
24 Jun 2026 · 18:00 local
Morocco
VS
Haiti
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta GA · ~75,000 seats
FIRST HALO ROOF · USA
★ First retractable halo roof in the United States. Morocco sealing qualification. Haiti's chance to make history.
Match six.
The twenty-fourth of June.
Morocco versus Haiti.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Around seventy-five thousand seats.
The first retractable halo roof in the United States.
Eighteen hundred local.
Morocco's chance to seal qualification.
Haiti's chance to make history.
Predicted Standings · Bookmakers
The verdict from Vegas.
| Team | Win Group | Odds | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brazil | ~86% | -625 | FAVOURITE |
| 2Morocco | ~17% | +500 | CONTENDER |
| 3Scotland | ~8% | +1200 | DARK HORSE |
| 4Haiti | ~1.5% | +6600 | LONGSHOT |
Sources: BetMGM + Polymarket · April 2026
THE HINGE · Brazil vs Morocco · MetLife · 13 Jun
Mark The Dates
MATCHDAY 1
13
JUN
BRA vs MAR · MetLife
HAI vs SCO · Gillette
HAI vs SCO · Gillette
MATCHDAY 2
19
JUN
SCO vs MAR · Gillette
BRA vs HAI · Philadelphia
BRA vs HAI · Philadelphia
FINAL MATCHDAY
24
JUN
SCO vs BRA · Miami
MAR vs HAI · Atlanta
MAR vs HAI · Atlanta
BRA
MAR
SCO
HAI
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Mark the dates.
The thirteenth of June.
Two games.
Brazil versus Morocco at MetLife.
Haiti versus Scotland at Gillette.
The nineteenth of June.
Two more.
Scotland versus Morocco at Gillette.
Brazil versus Haiti in Philadelphia.
The twenty-fourth of June.
The final matchday.
Scotland versus Brazil in Miami.
Morocco versus Haiti in Atlanta.
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