World Cup 2026 Group I: Teams, Qualification & Fixtures | Kickoff Times

France, Norway, Senegal and Iraq — a group of returnees. Norway play their first World Cup since 1998 with qualifying top-scorer Erling Haaland. Iraq make their first appearance since 1986.

The four teams

France

UEFA

Qualification: Qualified directly by winning their European qualifying group.
Appearances: 17th appearance, 8th consecutive
Best result: Champions (1998, 2018)

Iraq

AFC

Qualification: Qualified via the inter-confederation play-offs in March 2026.
Appearances: 2nd appearance, 1st since 1986
Best result: Group stage (1986)

Returns after 40 years away.

Norway

UEFA

Qualification: Qualified directly by winning their European qualifying group. Erling Haaland was the qualifying campaign's overall top scorer (16 goals).
Appearances: 4th appearance, 1st since 1998
Best result: Round of 16 (1998)

Senegal

CAF

Qualification: Qualified by winning their CAF first-round qualifying group.
Appearances: 4th appearance, 3rd consecutive
Best result: Quarter-finals (2002)

Group I fixtures

#	Date	Local	Match	Venue
17	Tue 16 Jun	15:00	France v Senegal	MetLife Stadium, New Jersey
18	Tue 16 Jun	18:00	Iraq v Norway	Gillette Stadium, Boston
42	Mon 22 Jun	17:00	France v Iraq	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
43	Mon 22 Jun	20:00	Norway v Senegal	MetLife Stadium, New Jersey
61	Fri 26 Jun	15:00	Norway v France	Gillette Stadium, Boston
62	Fri 26 Jun	15:00	Senegal v Iraq	BMO Field, Toronto

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