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The draw for the 2026 World Cup takes place Friday at 12 p.m. ET at the Kennedy Center in Washington, for the purpose of dividing the 48-team field into 12 groups of four. Once the tournament starts, 32 teams will advance from those preliminary groups to the single-elimination knockout rounds.
Dec 3 : Clubs will only be obliged to release players for the Africa Cup of Nations from December 15 - a week later than the standard international window - following a decision by FIFA on Wednesday ahead of the tournament in Morocco.
Dec 1 : Cameroon have omitted goalkeeper Andre Onana from their squad for the Africa Cup of Nations starting this month in Morocco and appointed David Pagou as coach to replace Belgian Marc Brys.
KINSHASA, Dec 1 : Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday omitted forward Yoane Wissa from their 26-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations, with the forward having been out of action since October.
CAPE TOWN, Dec 1 : South Africa named two uncapped players in a 25-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations finals, with coach Hugo Broos seeking to give 20-year-olds Shandre Campbell and Tylon Smith added international exposure.
The 2026 World Cup pots have been finalized, meaning that the procedure for making the 12 groups for the 48-team tournament is set.
(makes clear in paragraph three that teams have to win their groups)
The Republic of Ireland will be bottom seeds if they qualify for the 2026 World Cup in North America.