"The draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held on Friday, December 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. The ceremony will start at 17:00 GMT, which is 12:00 ET or 09:00 PT. In the UK, the draw will be broadcast live on the BBC from 17:00 on the day. In the US, FOX One will show the draw."
"Four pots will each contain 12 teams, with each group having one team drawn from each pot. Pot one comprises the host nations and the nine top countries in FIFA's rankings, while pots two, three and four are composed of the next-best ranked teams. Apart from UEFA countries, international teams from the same confederation cannot be drawn in the same group. A maximum of two teams from UEFA will share the same group."
The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will take place on Friday, December 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, starting at 17:00 GMT (12:00 ET/09:00 PT). The draw will be broadcast live on BBC in the UK and on FOX One in the US, with online streams available via BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport, FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App. The draw uses four pots of 12 teams, with each group receiving one team from each pot; pot one includes the three hosts plus the nine highest-ranked nations. Confederation rules prevent teams from the same confederation being drawn together, except UEFA (maximum two per group). The tournament runs from June 11 to July 19, 2026, and the play-off draw is on November 20 with one-legged semi-finals on March 26 and finals on March 31, 2026. Argentina enter as defending champions.
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