WC 2026 Group C Guide: Squads and Fixtures

The 2026 World Cup Group C stands out as one of the strongest groups of the tournament. Five-time champion Brazil, 2022 World Cup semifinalist Morocco, Scotland returning to the World Cup after 28 years and Haiti returning to the big arena after 52 years face off in this group. The group's matches will be played on the US east coast in East Rutherford, Foxborough, Philadelphia, Miami Gardens and Atlanta. As a historical parenthesis, Brazil, Morocco and Scotland were also in the same group (Group A) at the 1998 World Cup; this situation adds a separate nostalgia to the group. Brazil is making its 23rd World Cup participation, while Morocco its 7th, Scotland its 9th; Haiti, on the other hand, is taking place at the World Cup for the second time since 1974 West Germany.

Team Profiles and Announced Squads

🇧🇷 Brazil (Manager: Carlo Ancelotti) Carlo Ancelotti is the first foreign-born manager brought to the head of the Brazil national team in May 2025. The Italian manager's contract was extended to the 2030 World Cup. Led by captain Marquinhos, the Seleção aims for its sixth championship since 2002. Neymar was called back after a 2.5-year break; Rodrygo, Estêvão, João Pedro, Richarlison and Thiago Silva were not included in the squad. Right-back Wesley (Roma) withdrew from the squad after suffering an injury to the adductor muscle in his left thigh during the Egypt friendly; in his place, Atalanta's 26-year-old midfielder Ederson was called up and joined the team in the US on Monday, June 8.

• Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Fenerbahçe), Weverton (Grêmio — 38)
• Defenders: Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain — captain), Bremer (Juventus), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal), Ibañez (Al-Ahli), Alex Sandro, Danilo, Léo Pereira (Flamengo), Douglas Santos (Zenit)
• Midfielders: Casemiro (Manchester United), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Lucas Paquetá (Flamengo), Fabinho (Al-Ittihad), Danilo Santos (Botafogo), Ederson (Atalanta — called up to replace Wesley)
• Forwards: Vinicius Júnior (Real Madrid), Raphinha (Barcelona), Neymar (Santos), Matheus Cunha (Manchester United), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Endrick (Lyon — 19), Igor Thiago (Brentford — 22 goals in Premier League), Luiz Henrique (Zenit), Rayan (Bournemouth)

🇲🇦 Morocco (Manager: Mohamed Ouahbi) After Walid Regragui's departure from his post in March 2026, Mohamed Ouahbi took over the head of the Atlas Lions. Morocco had played Africa's first World Cup semi-final in history in Qatar in 2022. Names from the 2022 squad such as Hakim Ziyech, Youssef En-Nesyri, Sofiane Boufal, Jawad El Yamiq and Achraf Dari were not included in the squad.

• Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal), Munir El Kajoui (Berkane), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (ASFAR)
• Defenders: Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain — captain, 95 caps), Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United), Nayef Aguerd (Marseille), Chadi Riad (Crystal Palace), Issa Diop (Fulham), Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV Eindhoven), Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk), Redouane Halhal (KV Mechelen), Youssef Belammari (Al-Ahly)
• Midfielders: Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis), Azzedine Ounahi (Girona), Neil El Aynaoui (Roma), Bilal El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart), Ismaël Saibari (PSV Eindhoven), Samir El Mourabet (Strasbourg), Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille), Gessime Yassine (Strasbourg)
• Forwards: Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos), Abde Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), Soufiane Rahimi (Al-Ain), Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland), Ayoube Amaimouni (Eintracht Frankfurt)

🇭🇹 Haiti (Manager: Sébastien Migné) French manager Migné was brought to the head of Haiti in June 2024 and managed to carry the team to the World Cup after a 52-year break. Almost the entire squad consists of diaspora players playing in clubs in Europe, North America, South America and Asia; only one player came from the Haiti league. Haiti had played all CONCACAF qualifying home matches in Curaçao due to security reasons.

• Goalkeepers: Johny Placide (captain — 38, 79 caps), Josué Duverger, Edwin Désir
• Defenders: Ricardo Adé, Keeto Thermoncy (Young Boys — 20), Andrew Thomas, Garven Metusala, Joseph Adjei, Carlens Arcus, Carlo Lemoine
• Midfielders: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Léverton Pierre, Danley Jean-Jacques (Sparta Rotterdam), Derrick Etienne, Steeven Saba, Mondy Prunier, Frantzdy Pierrot
• Forwards: Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), Duckens Nazon (top scorer of CONCACAF qualifiers — 6 goals), Lenny Joseph, Don Deedson Louicius, Fafa Picault, Woodensky Pierre (only player from Haiti)

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland (Manager: Steve Clarke) Steve Clarke, who has been at the head of Scotland since May 2019, carried the team to three consecutive major tournaments. This is Scotland's first World Cup participation since 1998. In the qualifiers, Scott McTominay's bicycle kick goal against Denmark was decisive in the team's qualification. Billy Gilmour was injured in the Curaçao preparation match and Tyler Fletcher (Manchester United) was called up in his place.

• Goalkeepers: Craig Gordon (Hearts — 43, will be the oldest player of the World Cup after El Hadary), Angus Gunn (Nottingham Forest), Cieran Slicker (Ipswich)
• Defenders: Andy Robertson (Liverpool — captain, 92 caps), Kieran Tierney (Celtic), Aaron Hickey (Brentford), Grant Hanley (Hibernian), Jack Hendry (Al-Ettifaq), Dom Hyam (Wrexham), Scott McKenna (Dinamo Zagreb), Nathan Patterson (Everton), Anthony Ralston (Celtic), John Souttar (Rangers)
• Midfielders: Scott McTominay (Napoli — 2024-25 Serie A Player of the Year), John McGinn (Aston Villa — 85 caps), Tyler Fletcher (Manchester United — in place of Gilmour), Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), Ben Gannon-Doak (Bournemouth), Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), Kenny McLean (Norwich), Findlay Curtis (Kilmarnock — 19)
• Forwards: Che Adams (Torino), Lyndon Dykes (Charlton), George Hirst (Ipswich), Lawrence Shankland (Hearts), Ross Stewart (Southampton)

Group C Fixtures (Local Time)

Matchday 1 — Saturday, June 13, 2026

• Brazil vs Morocco | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford (New Jersey) | 18:00 (local/ET)
• Haiti vs Scotland | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough (Boston) | 21:00 (local/ET)

Matchday 2 — Friday, June 19, 2026

• Scotland vs Morocco | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough (Boston) | 18:00 (local/ET)
• Brazil vs Haiti | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia | 20:30 (local/ET)

Matchday 3 — Wednesday, June 24, 2026

• Scotland vs Brazil | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens (Florida) | 18:00 (local/ET)
• Morocco vs Haiti | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta | 18:00 (local/ET)

The group winner and runner-up will advance directly to the round of 32, while the third-placed team will be evaluated based on the performance of the third-place teams of other groups. The 8 best third-place teams will also join the round of 32.

Europe and Turkey Times

Saturday, June 13, 2026

• Brazil - Morocco: 00:00 CEST (June 14) | 01:00 TST (June 14)
• Haiti - Scotland: 03:00 CEST (June 14) | 04:00 TST (June 14)

Friday, June 19, 2026

• Scotland - Morocco: 00:00 CEST (June 20) | 01:00 TST (June 20)
• Brazil - Haiti: 02:30 CEST (June 20) | 03:30 TST (June 20)

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

• Scotland - Brazil: 00:00 CEST (June 25) | 01:00 TST (June 25)
• Morocco - Haiti: 00:00 CEST (June 25) | 01:00 TST (June 25)

Source: FIFA.com, ESPN, BBC Sport, Sky Sports, UEFA.com, Yahoo Sports, FourFourTwo, Olympics.com, CONCACAF.com, The Haitian Times, Reuters.

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