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Tournament Structure

Team Participation Draw Process Group Stage Draw Qualification Process Group Stage UEFA Qualifiers Match Schedule Group Draw Match Format Group A Group of Death Team Expansion Knockout Stage Advancement Rules Group Distribution Seeding Final Draw Procedures Pots and Draw Procedures Team Classification Knockout Stages Group Composition Qualification Changes Group Formation Match Scheduling

After 2026 World Cup Draw, No Consensus on a 'Group of Death'

The expanded format makes declaring one toughest group far less clear.

FIFA Finalizes 2026 World Cup Draw Procedure, Pots and Seeding Ahead of Dec. 5 Event

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