Pots updated on November 26, 2025
The draw is held according to tournament rules.
42 countries have qualified for the 2026 World Cup. Six play-off winners will be allocated to Pot 4.
Confirmed pots for the 2026 World Cup draw
GROUP A
Mexico GROUP B
Canada GROUP C
GROUP D
USA GROUP E
GROUP F
GROUP G
GROUP H
GROUP I
GROUP J
GROUP K
GROUP L
Pot 1
Spain
Argentina
France
England
Brazil
Portugal
Netherlands
Belgium
GermanyPot 2
Croatia
Morocco
Colombia
Uruguay
Switzerland
Japan
Senegal
Iran
South Korea
Ecuador
Austria
AustraliaPot 3
Norway
Panama
Egypt
Algeria
Scotland
Paraguay
Tunisia
Ivory Coast
Uzbekistan
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
South AfricaPot 4
Jordan
Cabo Verde
Ghana
Curaçao
Haiti
New Zealand
ITA-NIR-WAL-BIH
UKR-SWE-POL-ALB
TUR-ROU-SVK-KOS
DEN-MKD-CZE-IRL
COD-NCL-JAM
IRQ-BOL-SURHost nations(3): Canada, Mexico, USA
Qualified nations(39): Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Croatia, Colombia, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, Iran, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Six nations(grey text) are not official yet.
ITA(Italy)-NIR(Northern Ireland)-WAL(Wales)-BIH(Bosnia and Herzegovina)
UKR(Ukraine)-SWE(Sweden)-POL(Poland)-ALB(Albania)
TUR(Türkiye)-ROU(Romania)-SVK(Slovakia)-KOS(Kosovo)
DEN(Denmark)-MKD(North Macedonia)-CZE(Czechia)-IRL(Republic of Ireland)
NCL(New Caledonia)-JAM(Jamaica)-COD(DR Congo)
BOL(Bolivia)-SUR(Suriname)-IRQ(Iraq)
