World Cup 2026

[Silver Fox]

Halfway through third round CONCACAF qualifying - group winners go to the World Cup, groups currently led by Suriname, Curacao and Honduras.

Those #lads must of been as pleased with the choice of hosts as the hosts themselves

[Sutekh]

The World Cup draw takes place on 5 December at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

The outstanding UEFA play off games will be played in March 2026.

[Hendo]

[Clyde1998]

Qatar beat the UAE 2-1 to qualify themselves today. The winners of Saudi Arabia vs Iraq will also qualify.

The UAE and the losers of that game will go into a two-legged play-off in November for the intercontinental play-offs.

[Clyde1998]

The World Cup draw takes place on 5 December at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

The outstanding UEFA play off games will be played in March 2026.

Does mean the UEFA and inter-confederation play-off winners will be in Pot 4 - so sides like Italy and Turkey.

After last night's games, FootballMeetsData suggested the pots will be (based on projected qualifiers):

1. United States; Mexico; Canada; Spain; Argentina; France; England; Portugal; Brazil; Netherlands; Belgium; Germany
2. Croatia; Morocco; Colombia; Uruguay; Switzerland; Senegal; Denmark; Japan; Iran; South Korea; Ecuador; Australia
3. Austria; Panama; Norway; Egypt; Algeria; Paraguay; Tunisia; Ivory Coast; Costa Rica; Uzbekistan; Saudi Arabia; South Africa
4. UAE; Jordan; Cape Verde; Jamaica; Ghana; New Zealand; Italy (play-off); Turkey (play-off); Ukraine (play-off); Scotland (play-off); Bolivia (play-off); DR Congo (play-off)

Think Qatar beating the UAE would put them in Pot 3, ahead of South Africa.