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Officially announced: World Cup 2026 draw seedings

FIFA has announced the seedings for the 2026 World Cup draw.

The draw is scheduled to take place on Friday, December 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C., USA, and will determine the 12 groups of four teams each.

Morocco is the only Arab team in Pot 2, while Jordan is the only Arab team in Pot 4.

Pot 3 includes the remaining Arab teams: Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.

Pot 1

Canada – Mexico – USA – Spain – Argentina – France – England – Brazil – Portugal – Netherlands – Belgium – Germany

Pot 2

Croatia – Morocco – Colombia – Uruguay – Switzerland – Japan – Senegal – Iran – South Korea – Ecuador – Austria – Australia

Pot 3

Norway – Panama – Egypt – Algeria – Scotland – Paraguay – Tunisia – Ivory Coast – Uzbekistan – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – South Africa

Pot 4

Jordan – Cape Verde – Ghana – Curaçao – New Zealand (and the remaining teams that qualified through the play-offs)