Confirmed pots for the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw

The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw is just over a fortnight away and the pots have been decided ahead of December 5th.

Though the final lineup for the tournament will not be confirmed until after March’s play-offs, the seeding for the 2026 tournament is already decided.

World champions Argentina headline Pot 1, alongside Euro 2024 winners Spain , England , France and Brazil . All three host nations, the USA , Mexico and Canada are also seeded for the draw.

The 2026 tournament will be the first to feature the expanded 48-team tournament. Representative teams will be placed into 12 four-team groups, with the top two of each group and the eight best third-placed teams progressing to a new round of 32.

𝗣𝗼𝘁 𝟭: ▪️ Spain 🇪🇸 ▪️ Argentina 🇦🇷 ▪️ France 🇫🇷 ▪️ England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ▪️ Brazil 🇧🇷 ▪️ Portugal 🇵🇹 ▪️ Netherlands 🇳🇱 ▪️ Belgium 🇧🇪 ▪️ Germany 🇩🇪 ▪️ United States 🇺🇸 ▪️ Mexico 🇲🇽 ▪️ Canada 🇨🇦

𝗣𝗼𝘁 𝟮: ▪️ Croatia 🇭🇷 ▪️ Morocco 🇲🇦 ▪️ Colombia 🇨🇴 ▪️ Uruguay 🇺🇾 ▪️ Switzerland 🇨🇭 ▪️ Japan 🇯🇵 ▪️ Senegal 🇸🇳 ▪️ Iran 🇮🇷 ▪️ South Korea 🇰🇷 ▪️ Ecuador 🇪🇨 ▪️ Austria 🇦🇹 ▪️ Australia 🇦🇺

𝗣𝗼𝘁 𝟯: ▪️ Norway 🇳🇴 ▪️ Panama 🇵🇦 ▪️ Egypt 🇪🇬 ▪️ Algeria 🇩🇿 ▪️ Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ▪️ Paraguay 🇵🇾 ▪️ Tunisia 🇹🇳 ▪️ Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 ▪️ Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 ▪️ Qatar 🇶🇦 ▪️ Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 ▪️ South Africa 🇿🇦

𝗣𝗼𝘁 𝟰: ▪️ Jordan 🇯🇴 ▪️ Cape Verde 🇨🇻 ▪️ Ghana 🇬🇭 ▪️ Curaçao 🇨🇼 ▪️ Haiti 🇭🇹 ▪️ New Zealand 🇳🇿 ▪️ European Playoff 1 🇪🇺 ▪️ European Playoff 2 🇪🇺 ▪️ European Playoff 3 🇪🇺 ▪️ European Playoff 4 🇪🇺 ▪️ Intercontinental Playoff 1 🌍 ▪️ Intercontinental Playoff 2 🌍

The draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place in Washington on December 5 at 5pm UK time (12pm local time).

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