It is Friday December 5 will finally take place draw for the group stage of the 2026 World Cup FIFA. After the classification of 42 countries and only 6 places left for reclassification, the layout of this World Cup tournament will finally be carried out.
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Let us remember that after the draw was held, On December 6, the official schedules and locations will be revealed in which all the games will take place. This is to help fans who already have their tickets define the logistics to travel to their due matches.
This will be the first men’s soccer World Cup that It will have the participation of 48 nations. In addition, it will also be the first time that a country hosts a World Cup three times, this is in the case of Mexico.
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After the draw for the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, the world will have to wait for the start of the greatest football festival. Which marks on the calendar on Thursday, June 11 of next year as the start of the World Cup between Mexico, the United States and Canada.
Where to watch and how does the 2026 World Cup draw work?
According to FIFA, the 2026 World Cup draw will take place this Friday, December 5 at the Kennedy Center cultural center in the United States. This will start at 11:00 amcentral Mexico time.
Various personalities from both football and heads of state of the participating teams will attend this draw. In addition to this, the presentation of some musical shows by the hand of Andrea Bocelli, Robbie Williams y Nicole Scherzinger.
For our country, the transmission will be exclusive to Televisa, so fans will be able watch the ceremony through Channel 5, TUDN and ViX. Let us remember that as hosts, Mexico, the United States and Canada were placed in Pot 1.
They will be accompanied Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. All of them ordered thanks to the FIFA ranking.
“In principle, no group will have more than one team from the same confederation. This applies to all confederations, except UEFA, which is represented by 16 teams. Each group must have at least one UEFA team, but no more than two drawn,” FIFA detailed in its draw regulations.
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Finally, it is expected to know the team that Mexico will play in this World Cup, which will come from one of the teams located in pot 3.