Overview
- The ceremony starts at 12:00 p.m. ET at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., with live coverage across FOX, Telemundo, Peacock, ESPN, DSports, Telefé, TV Pública and FIFA+ in various markets.
- Teams are allocated from four pots based on the November 19 FIFA ranking into 12 groups of four, with no same-confederation pairings except UEFA, which can have up to two teams per group.
- Mexico, Canada and the United States are in Pot 1 with fixed positions Mexico A1, Canada B1 and United States D1, while other seeded teams occupy the 1 position in their groups.
- Forty-two nations are confirmed and six places remain to be filled by four UEFA playoff winners and two intercontinental playoff winners, all assigned to Pot 4.
- FIFA will publish the full match calendar with venues and kickoff times on Saturday, December 6, and organizers expect high-profile political figures and sports celebrities at today’s event.