"Soccer Football World Cup Playoff Tournament and European Playoff draws FIFA Headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland- November 20, 2025 The original FIFA World Cup trophy is kept on display during the draws REUTERS/Denis Balibouse The 48 teams that will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will learn who and where they will be playing their group stage matches on Friday, with the World Cup Draw taking place at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., at 12 p.m. ET."
"The final draw will split the World Cup's first-ever 48-team field into 12 groups of four teams. To do so, the 42 nations that have already qualified, along with the final six that will be determined through a series of play-offs, will be divided into four pots of 12 teams each. The most recent FIFA men's world rankings were used to create the pots. One team from each of the four pots will be randomly selected to fill out each of the 12 groups:"
"FIFA president Gianni Infantino speaks during the draw REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Procedures stipulate that co-hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States (USMNT) are placed in Pot 1, considering they received automatic qualification to the tournament as hosts. Mexico will be placed in Group A, as they will play the competition's opening match on June 11 at the famed Azteca Stadium in Mexic"
The World Cup Draw will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., at 12 p.m. ET. The final draw will split the 48-team field into 12 groups of four teams. The 42 already-qualified nations plus six playoff winners will be divided into four pots of 12 based on the most recent FIFA men's world rankings. One team from each pot will be randomly selected to fill each group. Pot 1 contains co-hosts Canada, Mexico and the United States along with top-ranked nations. Mexico will be placed in Group A and open the tournament on June 11 at the Azteca Stadium.
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