"WASHINGTON -- The draw for the 2026 World Cup takes place Friday at the Kennedy Center, for the purpose of dividing the 48-team field into 12 groups of four. Once the tournament starts, 32 teams will advance from those preliminary groups to the single-elimination knockout rounds. The 12 round-robin World Cup groups are designated Group A, Group B ... and so on, down to Group L."
"Picking from pots Balls corresponding with the competing countries will be separated into four pots of 12, and each group will include one team drawn from each pot. The pots are as follows, with each team's current FIFA ranking in parentheses. Pot 1 - Spain (1), Argentina (2), France (3), England (4), Brazil (5), Portugal (6), Netherlands (7), Belgium (8), Germany (9), United States (14), Mexico (15), Canada (27)."
The 2026 World Cup draw divides 48 teams into 12 groups of four, with 32 advancing to single-elimination knockout rounds. Each group will include one team drawn from each of four pots of 12, organized largely by current FIFA rankings. Pot 1 contains the highest-ranked teams and the three hosts; Mexico is assigned to Group A, Canada to Group B and the United States to Group D. The top four ranked teams are arranged so they would not meet before the semifinals if they win their groups. Pot 4 contains multiple placeholders for playoff winners and unspecified slots.
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