Group I of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place from June 16 to 26, 2026.[1] The group consists of France, Senegal, Iraq, and Norway. The top two teams, possibly along with the third-pla

Group I of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place from June 16 to 26, 2026.[1] The group consists of France, Senegal, Iraq, and Norway. The top two teams, possibly along with the third-placed team, will advance to the round of 32.[2] All times listed are local, UTC−4 (EDT).[1] The teams have only met once prior, when Senegal defeated defending champions France 1–0 in a major upset at the opening match of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[6] Assistant referees: George Lakrindis (Australia) James Lindsay (Australia) Fourth official: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) Reserve assistant referee: Stéphane De Almeida (Switzerland) Video assistant referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri [nl] (Saudi Arabia) Assistant video assistant referee: Armando Villarreal (United States) Support video assistant referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua) The two teams have never met before. Assistant referees: Boris Ditsoga (Gabon) Amos Abeigne Ndong (Gabon) Fourth official: Amin Omar (Egypt) Reserve assistant referee: Mahmoud Abouregal (Egypt) Video assistant referee: Guillermo Pacheco (Mexico) Assistant video assistant referee: Hamza El Fariq [de] (Morocco) Support video assistant referee: Jarred Gillett (England) The two teams have never met before. The teams previously faced each other once in 2006, a friendly won 2–1 by Senegal.[7] The teams have previously faced each other 16 times, most recently in 2014, a 4–0 win for France in a friendly match.[8] The two teams have never met before. The team conduct ("fair play") score will be used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams are tied. It will also be used as a tiebreaker for the third-place ranking between groups if the overall records of teams are tied. The score will be calculated based on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches as follows:[2] Only one of the above deductions can be applied to a player or team official in a single match.