It is celebrated the draw for the qualifying phase of the 2026 World Cup, where the UEFA Nations League quarter-finalists, between them Spainand the four best-ranked countries will star in the pot.
The event of UEFA taking place this Friday, December 13 in Zurich (Switzerland)headquarters of the organization. This is about of the preliminary draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cupto live Canada, Mexico and the United States, respectively.
It will be the first World Cup with 48 teams, which will make several countries debut in one World Cup. The qualifying phase in Europe will start in March 2025 and end in March 2026. Here, 12 teams will qualify directly and 4 in the qualifying round.
In this draw for the qualifying phase for the 2026 World CupEuropean teams will form 12 groups of 4 and 5 teams. As a novelty, they will play round-trip matches. The 12 group winners qualify directly and the 12 runners-up will play a “play-off” with the 4 best classified teams of the 2024/25 Nations League. Of course, they are not first or second in the group.
These 16 teams will participate in a draw to form four qualifying rounds of 4 teams each. The resolution will be implemented with semi-final and final matches in the international window of March 2026. Rivalries will take place in the third month of the year between the 26th and 31st of the said month.
UEFA Nations League quarterfinalists Luis de la Fuente’s Spain, Germany, Croatia, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands and Portugal They are the seeds and will be part of pot 1. This is the best ranked countries in the UEFA rankings.
Draw pots for the qualifying phase for the 2026 World Cup
Drum 1: france, spain, England, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Croatia, Switzerland, Denmark and Austria
Drum 2: Ukraine, Sweden, Turkey, Wales, Hungary, Serbia, Poland, Romania, Greece, Slovakia, Czechia and Norway
Drum 3: Scotland, Slovenia, Republic of Ireland, Albania, North Macedonia, Georgia, Finland, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Israel
Drum 4: Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Belarus, Kosovo, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Latvia and Lithuania
Bass Drum 5: Moldova, Malta, Andorra, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein and San Marino
Where will the draw for the qualifying phase for the 2026 World Cup be?
The event takes place this Friday, December 13, at 12:00 noon.
When will the draw for the qualifying phase for the 2026 World Cup be held?
The draw can be seen through Teledeporte and its website, RTVE Play. You can follow all information about the qualifying phase event for the 2026 World Cup via the Mundo Deportivo website.
Source: La Verdad
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