Overview
- Germany opens on 14 June against debutant Curaçao, plays Ivory Coast on 20 June and finishes versus Ecuador on 25 June, with venues listed as Philadelphia or Houston, Toronto or Kansas City, and Philadelphia or East Rutherford.
- FIFA said full stadium assignments and kickoff times for all matches will be released on Saturday, using a new post-draw allocation process.
- The draw was packaged as a star-studded show in Washington, where Trump accepted the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize, prompting criticism from Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the ACLU over absent selection criteria.
- The 2026 tournament is the first with 48 teams in twelve groups and introduces a round of 32, with several European and intercontinental playoff places to be settled in early 2026.
- Coach Julian Nagelsmann called Germany’s group manageable but cautioned against complacency, and the DFB is set to rethink a planned March friendly against Ivory Coast.