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World Cup 2026 Group C draw: Updated teams, match schedule, fixtures, stadiums and odds

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is gearing up to be one of the biggest football tournaments in the history of the sport.

As the first World Cup expanded to a field of 48 nations, the amount of matches to be played across the competition will skyrocket from 64 to 104, bringing fans nearly double the action.

Top sides from across the globe will challenge for the famous trophy. Lionel Messi and Argentina will hope to defend their crown, while the likes of Spain, England, France, and others eye a changing of the guard.

AllSportsPeople gives you an overview of Group C at the 2026 World Cup, which will be filled out with four participants at the draw on December 5.

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World Cup Group C schedule

Group C table

Pos	Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1.	C1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	C2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	C3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	C4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group C fixtures

Date	Time (ET)	Match	Location
Sat, Jun. 13			Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, MA)
Sat, Jun. 13			MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Fri, Jun. 19			Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA)
Fri, Jun. 19			Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, MA)
Wed, Jun. 24			Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, FL)
Wed, Jun. 24			Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)

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World Cup Group C teams

This section will be updated when the teams for Group C have been selected at the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw.

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World Cup Group C odds and predictions

Here are the odds for each team in Group C to win and qualify from the group, with odds according to DraftKings in the United States.

These odds will be updated once the draw has completed and the participants are known.

Team	Group Winner	To Qualify	Win title
C1
C2
C3
C4

World Cup 2026 bracket for Group C

The winner of Group C will enter the knockout stage bracket on the bottom half, scheduled to take on the runner-up from Group F. They will be one of just four group winners to be paired with a group runner-up in the Round of 32, while the other eight group winners are paired against a third-place qualifier.

Consequently, the Group C runner-up enters the top half of the bracket, slated to meet the winner of Group F, who is also one of the four unlucky winners.

The third-place finisher in Group C, like all third-place qualifiers, has three potential places in the knockout stage bracket they could be sorted into should they qualify as one of the eight third-place qualifiers. A Group C third-place qualifier could end up facing:

Winner of Group E
Winner of Group I
Winner of Group A

Until all third-place qualifiers are known, it is impossible to predict where or when they could potentially play should this come to pass. There are 495 mathematical combinations of third place qualifiers, all of which have been spelled out in advance. Every potential outcome can be found in Annex C (pg. 80) of the 2026 FIFA World Cup regulations.

Round of 32

Date	Match	Location
Sun, Jun. 28	M1: 2nd, Group A vs. 2nd, Group B	SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)
Mon, Jun. 29	M2: 1st, Group E vs. 3rd place finisher	Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, MA)
Mon, Jun. 29	M3: 1st, Group F vs. 2nd, Group C	Estadio BBVA (Guadalupe, MEX)
Mon, Jun. 29	M4: 1st, Group C vs. 2nd, Group F	NRG Stadium (Houston, TX)
Tue, Jun. 30	M5: 1st, Group I vs. 3rd place finisher	MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Tue, Jun. 30	M6: 2nd, Group E vs. 2nd, Group I	AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)
Tue, Jun. 30	M7: 1st, Group A vs. 3rd place finisher	Estadio Azteca (Mexico City, MEX)
Wed, Jul. 1	M8: 1st, Group L vs. 3rd place finisher	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)
Wed, Jul. 1	M9: 1st, Group D vs. 3rd place finisher	Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, CA)
Wed, Jul. 1	M10: 1st, Group G vs. 3rd place finisher	Lumen Field (Seattle, WA)
Thu, Jul. 2	M11: 2nd, Group K vs. 2nd, Group L	BMO Field (Toronto, CAN)
Thu, Jul. 2	M12: 1st, Group H vs. 2nd, Group J	SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)
Thu, Jul. 2	M13: 1st, Group B vs. 3rd place finisher	BC Place (Vancouver, CAN)
Fri, Jul. 3	M14: 1st, Group J vs. 2nd, Group H	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, FL)
Fri, Jul. 3	M15: 1st, Group K vs. 3rd place finisher	Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
Fr, Jul. 3	M16: 2nd, Group D vs. 2nd, Group G	AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)

Round of 16

Date	Match	Location
Sat, Jul. 4	M1: Winner, R32 M2 vs. Winner, R32 M5	Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA)
Sat, Jul. 4	M2: Winner, R32 M1 vs. Winner, R32 M3	NRG Stadium (Houston, TX)
Sun, Jul. 5	M3: Winner, R32 M4 vs. Winner, R32 M6	MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Sun, Jul. 5	M4: Winner, R32 M7 vs. Winner, R32 M8	Estadio Azteca (Mexico City, MEX)
Mon, Jul. 6	M5: Winner, R32 M11 vs. Winner, R32 M12	AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)
Mon, Jul. 6	M6: Winner, R32 M9 vs. Winner, R32 M10	Lumen Field (Seattle, WA)
Tue, Jul. 7	M7: Winner, R32 M14 vs. Winner, R32 M16	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)
Tue, Jul. 7	M8: Winner, R32 M13 vs. Winner, R32 M15	BC Place (Vancouver, CAN)

Quarterfinals

Date	Match	Location
Thu, Jul. 9	QF1: Winner, R16 M1 vs. Winner, R16 M2	Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, MA)
Fri, Jul. 10	QF2: Winner, R16 M5 vs. Winner, R16 M6	SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)
Sat, Jul. 11	QF3: Winner, R16 M3 vs. Winner, R16 M4	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, FL)
Sat, Jul. 11	QF4: Winner, R16 M7 vs. Winner, R16 M8	Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, MO)

Semifinals

Date	Match	Location
Tue, Jul. 14	SF1: Winner, QF1 vs. Winner, QF2	AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)
Wed, Jul. 15	SF2: Winner, QF3 vs. Winner, QF4	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)

Third place match

Date	Match	Location
Sat, Jul. 18	Loser, SF1 vs. Loser, SF2	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, FL)

Final

Date	Match	Location
Sun, Jul. 19	Winner, SF1 vs. Winner, SF2	MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)