Draw Simulator

Simulate the World Cup 2026 group draw before the official ceremony on December 5

Run Your Own Draw

See how the 48 teams could be distributed across 12 groups

Groups

Group A
Empty - run the draw
Group B
Empty - run the draw
Group C
Empty - run the draw
Group D
Empty - run the draw
Group E
Empty - run the draw
Group F
Empty - run the draw
Group G
Empty - run the draw
Group H
Empty - run the draw
Group I
Empty - run the draw
Group J
Empty - run the draw
Group K
Empty - run the draw
Group L
Empty - run the draw

Team Pots

Teams are divided into 4 pots based on FIFA rankings. Each group receives one team from each pot.

Pot 1 Top Seeds + Hosts
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States Host
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico Host
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada Host
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain
๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany
Pot 2
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ Uruguay
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ Ecuador
Pot 3
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigeria
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Cameroon
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ Paraguay
๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Cรดte d'Ivoire
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa
Pot 4 Includes Playoffs TBD
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Uzbekistan
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡น Haiti
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผ Curaรงao
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ป Cape Verde
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand
๐Ÿณ๏ธ UEFA Playoff 1
๐Ÿณ๏ธ UEFA Playoff 2
๐Ÿณ๏ธ UEFA Playoff 3
๐Ÿณ๏ธ UEFA Playoff 4
๐Ÿณ๏ธ Intercontinental 1

Draw Rules

Confederation Limits

  • UEFA: Max 2 per group
  • CONMEBOL: Max 1 per group
  • CONCACAF: Max 1 per group*
  • AFC: Max 1 per group
  • CAF: Max 1 per group
  • OFC: Max 1 per group

*Hosts (USA, Mexico, Canada) are pre-assigned to Groups A, B, C

Key Points

  • โ€ข 48 teams divided into 12 groups of 4
  • โ€ข Each group has one team from each pot
  • โ€ข Host nations are seeded in Pot 1
  • โ€ข Top 2 from each group + 8 best third-placed teams advance