The subsequent step on the street to the 2026 FIFA World Cup runs by means of the Kennedy Middle, alongside the banks of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.
Later at present FIFA will maintain the draw for the 2026 World Cup, putting the 42 nations which have already certified into their teams for subsequent 12 months’s event. Play-Off tournaments scheduled for March will decide the ultimate six qualifying nations, however the these slots can even be positioned into teams throughout at present’s draw.
Three nations — host nations Mexico, Canada, and the USA — already know their respective teams. Below the procedures set for this World Cup draw, Mexico might be Workforce 1 in Group A, Canada might be Workforce 1 in Group B, and the USA might be Workforce 1 in Group D.
As for who would possibly be a part of the USA in Group D, that might be decided throughout at present’s draw. As we mentioned earlier within the week there’s a state of affairs the place the USA is the top-ranked nation in Group D. As of the November 19, 2025 FIFA rankings, the USA is ranked 14th on the planet. The three groups that can be a part of the USA in Group D come from Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4.
Pot 1 consists of the three host nations, together with the 9 highest-ranked groups on the planet. Pot 2 consists of the 12 next-highest ranked groups, that means the group slotted into Group D from Pot 2 could possibly be ranked decrease than the USA.
Pot 3 consists of the 12 next-highest ranked groups after these in Pot 2, and Pot 4 incorporates the subsequent six groups, together with the six Play-Off spots.
Nevertheless, there’s a world the place Group D finally ends up because the Group of Dying. Contemplate this state of affairs: Morocco is the group that’s drawn into Group D out of Pot 2, a nation at the moment ranked eleventh on the planet (and forward of hte United States). Then add Norway from Pot 3 (ranked twenty ninth and the top-ranked group in Pot 3), and from Pot 4 slot within the winner of UEFA Play-Off A.
Italy, ranked twelfth on the planet, is predicted to win UEFA Play-Off A.
That might be the worst-case state of affairs for the USA at present.
How will it unfold? We’ll be monitoring it dwell right here at present, with the draw scheduled to start at 12:00 p.m. Japanese on FOX.
Right here is the total draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which might be stuffed in because the groups are slotted into their respective teams. The quantity in parentheses is their present FIFA rating:
