"The FIFA World Cup 2026 draw will be held at the John F Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on Friday [File: Aaron Schwartz/Reuters] Each nation's name is printed on a slip of paper, which is then folded and placed inside a plastic ball numbered 1 to 4 to represent one of the four pots. Draw representatives mix up the balls in large glass bowls (pots) and then extract one ball at a time from each pot to form the grou"
"The draw will begin at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on Friday, December 5, at 12 noon (17:00 GMT). The draw will begin with Pot 1 and the 12 seeded teams, as determined by FIFA, being drawn into Groups A to L. These teams comprise: Top four-ranked nations: Spain, Argentina, France and England Next five best-seeded nations: Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Netherlands and Portugal Three seeded spots allocated to the host nations: Canada, Mexico and USA"
The draw will be held at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on Friday, December 5, at 12 noon (17:00 GMT). Pot 1 contains 12 seeded teams: top four-ranked Spain, Argentina, France and England; five best-seeded Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Netherlands and Portugal; and three host spots for Canada, Mexico and USA. Pots 2, 3 and 4 will be drawn in order. Six World Cup places remain to be decided in March playoffs. Italy is in the playoffs and could land in Pot 4 if they qualify. Debutants Uzbekistan sit in Pot 3; Jordan, Cape Verde and Curacao are in Pot 4. Each nation's name is folded into numbered plastic balls and drawn from large glass bowls to form groups.
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