Overview
- ESPN sources report the draw will take place on December 5 in Las Vegas’s Sphere arena.
- FIFA has not yet officially confirmed any draw details and has pledged to announce date and venue in due course.
- Confirmed qualifiers include hosts USA, Mexico and Canada, as well as Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil, Australia, Japan, Iran, South Korea, Jordan, Uzbekistan and New Zealand.
- At the time of the draw, six playoff winners from March 2026 will be represented as placeholders to complete the 48-team roster.
- Germany will begin its qualification campaign on September 4 in Bratislava against Slovakia, with Northern Ireland and Luxembourg rounding out its group.