The CommBank Socceroos were drawn in Group D during the FIFA World Cup 2026™ draw in Washington D.C. on Saturday morning (AEDT), alongside host nation USA, Paraguay and the Winner of UEFA Play-Off C, which could be Turkiye, Romania, Slovakia or Kosovo.
As a result of being drawn in Group D, the CommBank Socceroos will be based in the Western region.
The CommBank Socceroos will open up their FIFA World Cup 2026™ campaign against the Winner of UEFA Play-Off C on June 13 (local), before taking on USA on June 19 (local) and completing the Group Stage against Paraguay on June 25 (local).
Further details around the draw, including match cities and kick off times will be confirmed by FIFA within 24 hours.
The CommBank Socceroos were in Pot 2 for the draw as a result of their official FIFA Ranking with USA coming from Pot 1, Paraguay coming from Pot 3 and the Winner of UEFA Play-Off C coming from Pot 4.
Quotes attributable to CommBank Socceroos Head Coach Tony Popovic:
"Finally finding out exactly who we will be playing at the FIFA World Cup 2026™ makes it all feel a lot more real. Now the real planning can begin.
"There is still a bit of unknown in drawing a team from UEFA Play-Off C and we play them first - but we're excited.
"The FIFA World Cup 2026™ is always hard and we have a tough group but we're looking forward to the challenge that lies ahead."
Full FIFA World Cup 2026™ draw
Group A: Mexico, South Africa, Korea Republic, Winner UEFA Play-Off D (Denmark/North Macedonia/Czechia/Republic of Ireland)
Group B: Canada, Winner UEFA Play-Off A (Wales/Italy/Bosnia-Herzegovina/Northern Ireland) Qatar, Switzerland
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
Group D: USA, Paraguay, Australia, Winner UEFA Play-Off C (Turkiye/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo)
Group E: Germany, Curacao, Cote d’Ivoire, Ecuador
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Winner UEFA Play-Off B (Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania), Tunisia
Group G: Belgium, Egypt, IR Iran, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Cabo Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
Group I: France, Senegal, Winner FIFA Play-Off 2 (Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname) Norway
Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, Winner FIFA Play-Off 1 (Congo/Jamaica/New Caledonia), Uzbekistan, Colombia
Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama
