FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Live Updates: Final preparations are made as FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw signage is displayed outside the Kennedy Center.
FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Live Updates: This is the night for football fans around the world! 48 teams have been placed into four pots of 12, based on their FIFA World Rankings, for the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw. The draw will also feature supermodel Heidi Klum, comedian Kevin Hart, and actor Danny Ramirez as co-hosts. Meanwhile, former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand will conduct the draw, joined by broadcaster Samantha Johnson and other sporting greats, including Tom Brady and Shaquille O’Neal.
The draw will also see co-hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States slotted into pot one, and the teams that qualify through the six playoff paths will fit into pot four. The 12 groups for the tournament will have one team from each of the four pots. The draw will begin with teams from pot one. It will then continue with pots two, three and four in order. Also, there can be no more than one team from the same confederation per group at the tournament.
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The draw will also see co-hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States slotted into pot one, and the teams that qualify through the six playoff paths will fit into pot four. The 12 groups for the tournament will have one team from each of the four pots. The draw will begin with teams from pot one. It will then continue with pots two, three and four in order. Also, there can be no more than one team from the same confederation per group at the tournament.
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FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Live Updates: Playoffs are scheduled for March
FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Live Updates: The playoffs will take part in Mexico in March, with six teams participating. Seeded teams Iraq and Democratic Republic of the Congo will get byes to play in two playoff finals, after the winners from the semis are confirmed.
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FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Live Updates: Iran take u-turn from boycott threat!
FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Live Updates: According to reports, the Iranian delegration are in the US for the draw after threatening boycott. The national team’s head coach Ardeshir Amir Ghalenoei has arrived in Washington DC, with a delegation. FIFA said in a statement, “FIFA has welcomed the arrival of the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation delegation to Washington, DC, including head coach Ardeshir Ghalenoei, to attend the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw and the team seminar.”
“FIFA looks forward to continuing to work with the Federation and the host country authorities to ensure preparations for their participation at the FIFA World Cup 2026 next summer,” the statement added.
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FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Live Updates: Play-off berths in pot four
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FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Live Updates: Haaland’s Norway in pot three
FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Live Updates: Pot three teams – Panama, Norway, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Paraguay, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa
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FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Live Updates: Teams in pot two
FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Live Updates: Pot two teams – Croatia, Morocco, Clombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, Iran, South Korea, Ecuador, Austria, Australia
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FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Live Updates: Pot one teams
FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Live Updates: Pot one teams – Canada, Mexico, USA, Spain, Argentina, France, England, Portugal, Brazil, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
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FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Live Updates: Hello and welcome everyone!
FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Live Updates: Hello and welcome everyone, to our live coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw, at the Kennedy Center. Co-hosts USA, Mexico and Canada are slotted in pot one! Rio Ferdinand will be conducting the draw!
