World Cup 2026 draw LIVE: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to find qualifying teams at present

The final four teams in pot 1 come out now. The winner of the quarter-final between France and Croatia will go into Group D while the loser is placed in Group L.

The winners of Spain vs the Netherlands goes into Group E.

The winners of Portugal vs Denmark go into Group F.

Next out with have the defeated team from the quarter-final between Germany and Italy who are placed in Group I.

Belgium are drawn into Group J.

England are placed in Group K, that’s the one to look out for as the draw goes on folks.

Portugal vs Denmark play a Nations League quarter-final next year, whichever team loses will go into Group C.

The defeated team from a quarter-final between Spain and the Netherlands go into Group G as they cannot be placed into either Group D, E or F.

Austria also cannot be drawn into the previous groups so they get placed in Group H.

There are eight teams involved in Nations League play-offs or quarter-finals in this pot.

The winner of Germany vs Italy in March is drawn into Group A.

Switzerland are drawn out next and go into Group B.

The first part of this draw is to place the teams in pot 1. This includes England so Thomas Tuchel will be on high alert right now.

Here are the teams getting drawn out first:

Pot 1: Spain, Germany, Portugal, France, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Croatia, England, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria

With five pots to draw from, Fifa now call on football legends to help draw the ball.

There are 54 teams in the draw and there are a number of factors involved. A video explaining how the draw works is now played to make sure we’re all on the same page.

Uefa president, Aleksander Ceferin, is now introduced and has provided a quick speech through a VT. He points out the ‘unwavering spirit of players and passion of fans that make this tournament special’.

Just a few more formalities to go until we can get to the point of why we’re all here.

Gianni Infantino, Fifa’s president, has just been described as ‘the main man’ as he is introduced onto the stage ahead of this draw in Zurich.

He starts his speech about the beauty of the World Cup trophy and congratulates each nation for qualifying for the qualification stage.

There’s a couple of points to note before the draw takes place. The four teams who win the Nations League quarter-finals in March will all be sent into groups of four (A-F).

That is because the Nations League finals are played in June leaving no time for other qualifying games. The teams in the quarter-finals will be drawn as placeholders and their groups filled out after the results are known next year.

Nations League promotion-relegation play-off teams are in a similar boat and should end up in a four-team group. Scotland are one such side.

Here we go. The draw is about to get underway in just a few minutes time. The teams will be drawn in order of pots – so pot one teams first, then pot two etc.

Here’s a reminder of all the pots:

Pot 1: Spain, Germany, Portugal, France, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Croatia, England, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria

Pot 2: Ukraine, Sweden, Turkey, Wales, Hungary, Serbia, Poland, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Norway

Pot 3: Scotland, Slovenia, Republic of Ireland, Albania, North Macedonia, Georgia, Finland, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Israel

Pot 4: Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Kosovo, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Lithuania

Pot 5: Moldova, Malta, Andorra, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, San Marino