With the new FIFA ranking update published in March 2025, the seedings for the 2026 World Cup, which will be played from June 11 to July 19, 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada, are now clear.
FIFA confirmed that the official draw for the tournament will be based, as is tradition, on its ranking, which takes into account results in official competitions, friendly matches and the level of the opponents. In addition, the three host countries will automatically be seeded, guaranteeing their presence in Pot 1.
Here is the FIFA ranking
1. Argentina
France
3. Spain
4. England
5. Brazil
6. Portugal
7. Netherlands
8. Belgium
9. Italy
10. Germany
11. Croatia
12. Morocco
13. Uruguay
14. Colombia
15. Japan
16. United States
17. Senegal
18. Iran
19. Mexico
Switzerland
Possible seedings
Based on the FIFA ranking (qualification system) and the confirmed places for the 2026 World Cup, the 12 countries that would be seeded if the draw were made today would be:
United States (host)
Mexico (host)
Canada (host)
Argentina (ranking leader)
France
Spain
England
Brazil
Portugal
Netherlands
Belgium
Italy
The 2026 World Cup seedings are already emerging
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These teams will be in Pot 1, and will not be allowed to play against each other in the group stage.
With the new tournament format, there will be 12 groups of four teams, which represents a historic change from the previous editions of 32 teams and eight groups.
The strong selections
Buzzy
Teams such as Germany, Uruguay, Colombia or Croatia, which have historically been protagonists, would not be seeded if the draw were made today.
This increases the chances of seeing groups of death, as heavyweight teams could meet in the first round with powerhouses such as Brazil or France.
Confirmed qualified teams so far are: United States, Mexico, Canada, Argentina, Japan, Iran and New Zealand.
Qualification of the European, African and South American teams is ongoing and is expected to be finalized in the coming months before the official draw in December 2025.
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