section_path: Teams/Draw
section_name: Draw
paragraph_text: Draw
  
  The draw will take place in December 2025. While a draw venue has not been confirmed, Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., and other cities have bid to host. The four winners of the UEFA play-offs and the two winners of the inter-confederation play-off tournament will not be known at the time of the draw, as these matches are scheduled to occur during March 2026.
  
  For the draw, 48 teams will be allocated into four pots based on the FIFA Men's World Ranking of November/December 2025. Pot 1 will contain co-hosts Mexico, Canada and the United States (who were automatically assigned to positions A1, B1, and D1, respectively), and the best nine teams. Pot 2 will have the next best twelve teams, followed by the next twelve teams in Pot 3. Pot 4 will consist of the six lowest-ranked teams, along with the placeholders for the two inter-confederation play-off winners and four UEFA play-off winners.
  
  The draw will take place in December 2025. While a draw venue has not been confirmed, Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., and other cities have bid to host. The four winners of the UEFA play-offs and the two winners of the inter-confederation play-off tournament will not be known at the time of the draw, as these matches are scheduled to occur during March 2026.
  
  For the draw, 48 teams will be allocated into four pots based on the FIFA Men's World Ranking of November/December 2025. Pot 1 will contain co-hosts Mexico, Canada and the United States (who were automatically assigned to positions A1, B1, and D1, respectively), and the best nine teams. Pot 2 will have the next best twelve teams, followed by the next twelve teams in Pot 3. Pot 4 will consist of the six lowest-ranked teams, along with the placeholders for the two inter-confederation play-off winners and four UEFA play-off winners.