France 2026 FIFA World Cup – Schedule, Results & Standings
🏆 2x WORLD CHAMPIONS 2026 FIFA World Cup™

France World Cup 2026

Group I
3 Group Matches
Jun 16 – Jun 26, 2026
🇺🇸 United States
🏆

2× World Champions — Chasing a Third Title in 2026

France won the World Cup in 1998 and 2018, and were runners-up in 2022, losing to Argentina on penalties. Les Bleus enter 2026 ranked 3rd in the world, led by Kylian Mbappé in what could be his peak World Cup.

GROUP STAGE FIXTURES

Group I
🇫🇷
France
FRA
Matchday 1
VS
Upcoming
🇸🇳
Senegal
SEN
June 16, 2026  ·  Tuesday
3:00 PM ET (Fox)
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
GROUP I
🇫🇷
France
FRA
Matchday 2
VS
Upcoming
🇮🇶
Iraq
IRQ
June 22, 2026  ·  Monday
5:00 PM ET (Fox)
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GROUP I
🇳🇴
Norway
NOR
Matchday 3
VS
Upcoming
🇫🇷
France
FRA
June 26, 2026  ·  Friday
3:00 PM ET (Fox)
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
GROUP I

GROUP I STANDINGS

Pre-Tournament
# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
🇫🇷 France TBD
0000 000
0
2
🇸🇳 Senegal
0000 000
0
3
🇳🇴 Norway
0000 000
0
4
🇮🇶 Iraq
0000 000
0

🔵 Top 2 teams qualify automatically to Round of 32. The 8 best third-placed teams across all groups also advance. Standings will update after each matchday.

POTENTIAL KNOCKOUT PATH

If France Qualify
Round of 32
vs 3rd place
Group C/D/F/G/H
If France win Group I
Round of 16
TBD
Based on R32 results
Semifinal → Final
Cannot face England until
the Semifinals
Draw pathway protection

GROUP I INFO

About Group I

France are seeded first in Group I, ranked 3rd in the world at the time of the draw. Their opponents are Senegal (2022 Round of 16 finalists, led by Sadio Mané), Norway (returning to the World Cup for the first time since 1998, spearheaded by Erling Haaland), and Iraq (making only their second-ever World Cup appearance). France are the heavy favourites to advance. The winner of Group I faces a 3rd-place team in the Round of 32, setting up a potential blockbuster against Spain or Argentina from the Round of 16 onwards. France and England are drawn in opposite pathways and cannot meet until the Semifinals.