With only a few months remaining until the 2026 World Cup finals are held in Mexico, Canada and the United States, FIFA will celebrate the draw on Friday, December 5, in Washington From which the twelve groups for the tournament will emerge.
48 countries aspiring to win the World Cup enter the draw in the American capital. Spain, one of the countries favored to do so, will be in the seeding pot Along with Canada, Mexico, the United States, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
When and when the withdrawal is made
The drawing ceremony will be held on Friday, December 5, starting from this day 6:00 PM Spanish time in Washington (USA). It can be watched on TV through RTVE and the official FIFA channel. Moreover, in 20 minutes We will provide the latest information minute by minute with the best pictures and reactions.
Potential rivals of Spain
As the leader of the FIFA classification, the Spanish national team falls into the seeding pot, thus avoiding facing the United States, Mexico and Canada. Argentina, France, England, Portugal, Netherlands, Brazil, Belgium and Germany.
The toughest opponents that Luis de la Fuente’s side may face in the group stage will come from Pot Two, which includes Croatia, Morocco, Colombia and Uruguay. In the third pot there are also other difficult teams such as NorwayWhile in Ghana the fourth is the main threat. Furthermore, it remains to be seen which of the six teams will qualify for the qualifiers, including Italy, Poland, Türkiye or Denmark.
How the lottery works
In this draw for the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, there will be four pots to be distributed into The 48 ranked teams (Six of them remain to be confirmed.)
- he Bass drum 1 It is seeded, along with the United States, Mexico, Canada, Argentina, France, England, Portugal, the Netherlands, Brazil, Belgium, Spain and Germany.
- he Bass drum 2 It is made up of Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Senegal, Japan, Iran, South Korea, Ecuador, Austria and Australia.
- he Bass drum 3 They include Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Paraguay, Tunisia, Scotland, Ivory Coast, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.
- he Bass drum 4 It remains to be resolved, but currently includes Jordan, Cape Verde, Ghana, Curacao, Haiti and New Zealand.
There will be twelve groups, and you cannot be in all of them More than one team from the same federation, with the exception of UEFAwhich due to its larger number of choices allows up to two teams per group.
The four best teams will also be distributed according to FIFA classification (Spain, Argentina, France, and England). They cannot face each other before the semi-finals In case they end up as the leaders of the group.