The World Cup groups are drawn in Washington.
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The ÖFB team will learn today about their group opponents for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA, Mexico, and Canada. The draw will be available here via livestream starting at 6:00 PM.
On Friday, the group draw, the first highlight of the 2026 FIFA World Cupwill take place in Washington. The ÖFB team will be drawn from pot two.
Pot Allocation for the Group Draw of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
- Pot 1: USA, Mexico, Canada, Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
- Pot 2: Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, Iran, South Korea, Ecuador, AustriaAustralia
- Pot 3: Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Paraguay, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa
- Pot 4: Jordan, Cape Verde, Ghana, Curacao, Haiti, New Zealand, Winner UEFA Play-off A (Wales, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy or Northern Ireland), Winner UEFA Play-off B (Ukraine, Sweden, Poland or Albania), Winner UEFA Play-off C (Slovakia, Kosovo, Turkey or Romania), Winner UEFA Play-off D (Czech Republic, Ireland, North Macedonia or Denmark), Winner Intercontinental play-off A (New Caledonia, Jamaica or SR Congo), winner Intercontinental play-off B (Bolivia, Suriname or Iraq)
In each group of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, at least one European team must appear, and a maximum of two European teams are allowed. Otherwise, only one team from each continental association is permitted per group.
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