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World Cup 2026 Group I guide - fixtures, schedule, standings and odds for France, Senegal, Iraq and Norway

World Cup Group I includes 2022 runners-up France, Senegal, Iraq and Erling Haaland's Norway; matches to be played in US cities New Jersey, Philadelphia and Massachusetts, plus Canada's Toronto

Tuesday 2 June 2026 13:27, UK

World Cup Group I

World Cup Group I features 2022 runners-up France, Senegal, Iraq and Norway.

World Cup Group I fixtures

All kick-off times are BST

World Cup Group I table

Who qualifies for the next round?

  • The top two sides in each group progress to the round of 32
  • The eight-best third-placed sides across the 12 groups also qualify for the last 32
  • If teams are level on points, the side with the most points obtained in matches between those sides finishes highest
  • If teams are still tied, goal difference from the matches between those sides, and then goals scored in those matches, are used as tie-breakers

World Cup Group I supercomputer prediction

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France guide

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France facts:

  • Manager: Didier Deschamps
  • Route to World Cup: UEFA Group D winners
  • Last time qualified: 2022
  • Best World Cup result: Winners (1998, 2018)
  • FIFA world ranking: 1

France fixtures

All kick-off times are BST

Tuesday June 16: France vs Senegal, kick-off 8pm - New Jersey, USA

Monday June 22: France vs Iraq, kick-off 10pm - Philadelphia, USA

Friday June 26: Norway vs France, kick-off 8pm - Massachusetts, USA

France squad

Goalkeepers: Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Robin Risser (Lens), Brice Samba (Rennes).

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Defenders: Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), Malo Gusto (Chelsea), Lucas Hernandez (PSG), Theo Hernandez (Al Hilal), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich).

Midfielders: N'Golo Kante (Fenerbahce), Manu Kone (AS Roma), Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG).

Forwards: Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco), Bradley Barcola (PSG), Rayan Cherki (Man City), Ousmane Dembele (PSG), Desire Doue (PSG), Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).

Manager: Didier Deschamps

France kits

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Senegal guide

Sadio Mane (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Africa qualifiers

Senegal facts:

  • Manager: Pape Thiaw
  • Route to World Cup: CAF Group B winners
  • Last time qualified: 2022
  • Best World Cup result: Quarter-finals (2002)
  • FIFA world ranking: 14

Senegal fixtures

All kick-off times are BST

Tuesday June 16: France vs Senegal, kick-off 8pm - New Jersey, USA

Tuesday June 23: Norway vs Senegal, kick-off 1am - Toronto, Canada

Friday June 26: Senegal vs Iraq, kick-off 8pm - Toronto, Canada

Senegal squad

Goalkeepers: Edouard Mendy (Al Ahli), Mory Diaw (Le Havre AC), Yehvann Diouf (Nice).

Defenders: Krepin Diatta (Monaco), Antoine Mendy (Nice), Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal), El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham), Mamadou Sarr (Chelsea), Moussa Niakhate (Lyon), Moustapha Mbow (Paris FC), Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi Haifa), Ismail Jakobs (Galatasaray), Ilay Camara (Anderlecht).

Midfielders: Idrissa Gana Gueye (Everton), Pape Gueye (Villarreal), Lamine Camara (Monaco), Habib Diarra (Sunderland), Pathe Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham), Bara Sapoko Ndiaye (Bayern Munich).

Forwards: Sadio Mane (Al Nassr), Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), Iliman Ndiaye (Everton), Assane Diao (Como), Ibrahim Mbaye (PSG), Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), Bamba Dieng (Lorient), Cherif Ndiaye (Samsunspor).

Manager: Pape Thiaw

Senegal kits

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Iraq guide

Manager Graham Arnold is held aloft after guiding Iraq to the World Cup
Image: Manager Graham Arnold is held aloft after guiding Iraq to the World Cup

Iraq facts:

  • Manager: Graham Arnold
  • Route to World Cup: Inter-confederation play-off winners
  • Last time qualified: 1986
  • Best World Cup result: Group stage (1986)
  • FIFA world ranking: 57

Iraq fixtures

All kick-off times are BST

Tuesday June 16: Iraq vs Norway, kick-off 11pm - Massachusetts, USA

Monday June 22: France vs Iraq, kick-off 10pm - Philadelphia, USA

Friday June 26: Senegal vs Iraq, kick-off 8pm - Toronto, Canada

Iraq squad

Goalkeepers: Fahad Talib (Al Talaba), Jalal Hassan (Al Zawraa), Ahmed Basil (Al Shorta).

Defenders: Hussein Ali (Pogon Szczecin), Manaf Younis, Ahmed Yahya, Mustafa Saadoon (Al Shorta), Zaid Tahseen (Pakhtakor), Rebin Sulaka (Port), Akam Hashim (Al Zawraa), Merchas Doski (Viktoria Plzen), Zaid Ismail (Al Talaba), Frans Putros (Persib).

Midfielders: Amir Al-Ammari (Cracovia), Kevin Yakob (Aarhus GF), Zidane Iqbal (Utrecht), Aimar Sher (Sarpsborg), Ibrahim Bayesh (Al Dhafra), Ahmed Qasem (Nashville SC), Youssef Amyn (AEK Larnaca), Marko Farji (Venezia).

Forwards: Ali Jassim (Al Najma), Ali Al-Hamadi (Ipswich), Ali Yousef (Al Talaba), Aymen Hussein (Al Karma), Mohanad Ali (Dibba).

Manager: Graham Arnold

Iraq kits

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Norway guide

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Norway facts:

  • Manager: Manager: Stale Solbakken
  • Route to World Cup: UEFA Group I winners
  • Last time qualified: 1998
  • Best World Cup result: Round of 16 (1998)
  • FIFA world ranking: 31

Norway fixtures

All kick-off times are BST

Tuesday June 16: Iraq vs Norway, kick-off 11pm - Massachusetts, USA

Tuesday June 23: Norway vs Senegal, kick-off 1am - Toronto, Canada

Friday June 26: Norway vs France, kick-off 8pm - Massachusetts, USA

Norway squad

Goalkeepers: Orjan Haskjold Nyland (Sevilla), Egil Selvik (Watford), Sander Tangvik (Hamburger).

Defenders: Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund), Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (Torino), David Moller Wolfe (Wolves), Fredrik Bjorkan (Bodo/Glimt), Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), Torbjorn Heggem (Bologna), Leo Skiri Ostigard (Genoa), Sondre Langas (Derby), Henrik Falchener (Viking).

Midfielders: Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), Sander Berge (Fulham), Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), Patrick Berg (Bodo/Glimt), Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), Morten Thorsby (Cremonese), Thelo Aasgaard (Rangers).

Forwards: Erling Haaland (Man City), Alexander Sorloth (Atletico Madrid), Jorgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig), Oscar Bobb (Fulham), Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), Jens Petter Hauge (Bodo/Glimt).

Manager: Stale Solbakken

Norway kits

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