The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup. The tournament will take place tentatively from 11 Jun 2026 – Sun, 19 Jul 2026 and will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States (United 2026).
- The tournament will be the first hosted by three nations.
- The tournament will be the first to include 48 teams, expanded from 32. .
- It will be the first World Cup since 2002 (Korea/Japan) to be hosted by more than one nation.
- With its past hosting of the 1970 and 1986 tournaments, Mexico will become the first country to host or co-host the men’s World Cup three times.
- The United States last hosted the World Cup in 1994, whereas it will be Canada’s first time hosting or co-hosting the men’s tournament.
Argentina are the defending champions.
CAF has been allotted a possible (10) teams with nine (9) qualifying directly and one heading to a Continental Play-off tournament.
The four best runners-up will participate in this Play-off tournament with the winner going on to face six other teams from different Confederations to secure a spot for the United 2026.
NIGERIA is in Pot 1.
Match Day One & Two will take place between November 13-21, 2023.
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GROUP C
NIGERIA
South Africa
Benin Republic
Zimbabwe
Rwanda
Lesotho
