"The 2026 World Cup will be hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada. For the first time in its history it will include 48 national teams, divided into 12 groups of four, set to be defined in the draw today. We know 42 of those teams, with the other six to be defined in two separate playoffs in March (one among 16 European teams, and another with six teams from other federations, to be held in Mexico)."
"For the draw, FIFA distributed all 48 teams in four different pots, defined by ranking (with the exception of the three host cities, which are in Pot 1, and the pending teams, all of which are in Pot 4). One team from each pot will be allocated to each of the 12 groups: Pot 1: Canada, Mexico, USA, Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany"
"Based on current information and how FIFA has structured prior schedules, these are the potential matchups: Saturday, June 13: Match 8 B3 vs. B4 Thursday, June 16: Match 20 J3 vs. J4 (or J1 vs J2) Friday, June 19: Match 31 D2 vs. D4 Monday, June 22: Match 44 J2 vs. J4 (or J1 vs J3) Thursday, June 25: Match 60 D2 vs. D3 Wednesday, July 1: Match 81, Round of 32 1D vs. 3rd-place team (groups B, E, F, I, J)"
FIFA is holding the draw at 9 a.m. from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to assign 48 national teams into 12 groups for the 2026 World Cup. The tournament will be hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. Forty-two teams have already qualified; six remaining berths will be decided in March playoffs: one European playoff among 16 teams and one interconfederation playoff with six teams in Mexico. Teams were placed into four pots by ranking, with hosts in Pot 1 and pending teams in Pot 4. Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara is scheduled to host six tournament matches with listed potential matchups and dates.
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