"Barcelona's stars have discovered who they will face in the group stages of World Cup 2026 after the draw for next summer's competition was made in Washington on Friday. Luis de la Fuente's Spain squad is likely to be dominated by Barcelona players, with stars such as Lamine Yamal, Pedri, Pau Cubarsi, Ferran Torres, Dani Olmo and Fermin Lopez all set to be involved. Spain are in Group H and will take on Ronald Araujo's Uruguay, Saudi Arabia and Cabo Verde."
"As you can see, there are some tasty games to look forward to in Group I as Jules Kounde's France come up against Senegal, Erling Haaland's Norway and the winner of Fifa Play-off 2 (Iraq, Bolivia or Surinam) Raphinha's Brazil also have some exciting fixtures to look forward to after being drawn against Morocco, Scotland and Haiti, while defending champions Argentina are up against Algeria, Austria and Jordan."
The World Cup 2026 group-stage draw took place in Washington, assigning national teams into groups for next summer's tournament. Spain's Luis de la Fuente will likely include numerous Barcelona players such as Lamine Yamal, Pedri, Pau Cubarsi, Ferran Torres, Dani Olmo and Fermin Lopez. Spain are placed in Group H with Uruguay, Saudi Arabia and Cabo Verde. Uruguay and Spain previously met at World Cups with results of 2-2 in 1950 and 0-0 in 1990. Group I pairs France with Senegal, Norway and the Play-off 2 winner (Iraq, Bolivia or Surinam). Brazil drew Morocco, Scotland and Haiti, while Argentina drew Algeria, Austria and Jordan.
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