FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw: Live Streaming, Date, Time, and TV Channels - A Guide to the Showpiece Event
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The highly anticipated FIFA World Cup 2026 draw is just around the corner, set to take place on Friday, December 5, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The tournament, scheduled to take place from June 1 to July 19 next year, will feature a record-breaking 48 teams - 16 more than the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Forty-two teams have secured their spots in the tournament, with the final six teams to be determined through play-off matches in March next year. The 48 teams will be divided into 12 groups of four, with the top nine seeds and three co-hosts assigned to Pot 1. The hosts, Mexico, Canada, and the USA, have been pre-assigned to Groups A, B, and D, respectively. The top four seeded teams, Argentina, Spain, France, and England, will join Brazil, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany in Pot 1. FIFA has released the official pots for the draw, which include: - Pot 1: Canada, Mexico, USA, Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany - Pot 2: Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Austria, Australia - Pot 3: Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Paraguay, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Uzbekistan, Qatar, South Africa - Pot 4: Jordan, Cape Verde, Curacao, Ghana, Haiti, New Zealand, four European playoff winners, two intercontinental playoff winners Fans can catch the live draw on the FIFA+ app and the social media handles of the FIFA World Cup. However, the event will not be telecast on any TV channels in India. The draw is set to take place at 10:30 PM IST, marking the beginning of the exciting journey to the 2026 World Cup.
