FIFA has confirmed the 2026 World Cup pots ahead of the draw on December 5.
The highest four-ranked sides shall be protected in the event that they win their teams.
Below this state of affairs, Spain (1) and Argentina (2) can’t meet till the ultimate, the identical for France (3) and England (4).
Matches between these nations can solely happen from the semi-finals in a ‘tennis’-style bracket.
Nonetheless, if any of the groups fail to win their group however nonetheless advance to the knockout stage, their rating safety shall be eliminated.
Pot 1: Canada, Mexico, USA, Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
Pot 2: Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, Iran, Korea Republic, Ecuador, Austria, Australia
Pot 3: Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Paraguay, Tunisia, Côte d’Ivoire, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa
Pot 4: Jordan, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Curaçao, Haiti, New Zealand, European Play-Off A, B, C and D, FIFA Play-Off Match 1 and a pair of.
