"To begin the draw, the teams are divided into four pots of 12 teams based on the FIFA world rankings published Nov. 19. Team will be randomly chosen - or drawn - from each pot and assigned to one of the World Cup groups, lettered A through L in alphabetical order. Teams from the same pot cannot be assigned to the same group nor can teams from the same FIFA confederation."
"The draw is the procedure used to assign the qualifying World Cup nations into 12 groups of four teams each. That will determine who, when and where each country will play in the first round of the tournament. The one exception is teams from UEFA, the massive confederation overseeing European soccer. It will send 16 teams to the World Cup, meaning two UEFA teams will be paired in four different groups."
The draw assigns the 48 qualifying nations into 12 groups of four teams each and determines who, when and where each country plays in the first round. Teams are divided into four pots of 12 based on the FIFA world rankings published Nov. 19. Team will be randomly chosen - or drawn - from each pot and assigned to groups lettered A through L in alphabetical order. Teams from the same pot cannot share a group, nor can teams from the same FIFA confederation. UEFA is the single exception, sending 16 teams so two UEFA teams appear together in four groups.
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