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
๐บ๐ธ United States Host
๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico Host
๐จ๐ฆ Canada Host
๐ฆ๐ท Argentina
๐ซ๐ท France
๐ช๐ธ Spain
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England
๐ง๐ท Brazil
๐ต๐น Portugal
๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands
๐ง๐ช Belgium
๐ฉ๐ช Germany
Pot 2
๐ฎ๐น Italy
๐ญ๐ท Croatia
๐จ๐ด Colombia
๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco
๐ฏ๐ต Japan
๐บ๐พ Uruguay
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland
๐ฎ๐ท Iran
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea
๐ฆ๐น Austria
๐ฆ๐บ Australia
๐ช๐จ Ecuador
Pot 3
๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria
๐ช๐ฌ Egypt
๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia
๐ฉ๐ฟ Algeria
๐จ๐ฒ Cameroon
๐ต๐พ Paraguay
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
๐ณ๐ด Norway
๐จ๐ฎ Cรดte d'Ivoire
๐น๐ณ Tunisia
๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa
Pot 4 Includes Playoffs TBD
๐ฏ๐ด Jordan
๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan
๐ต๐ฆ Panama
๐ญ๐น Haiti
๐จ๐ผ Curaรงao
๐จ๐ป Cape Verde
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
๐ณ๏ธ UEFA Playoff 1
๐ณ๏ธ UEFA Playoff 2
๐ณ๏ธ UEFA Playoff 3
๐ณ๏ธ UEFA Playoff 4
๐ณ๏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
- โข 48 teams divided into 12 groups of 4
- โข Each group has one team from each pot
- โข Host nations are seeded in Pot 1
- โข Top 2 from each group + 8 best third-placed teams advance