2026 World Cup draw: Which channel and what time?

Everything you need to know about the 2026 World Cup draw and the broadcasting channels

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The draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place on Friday, December 5, marking the first major milestone of the 23rd edition of the tournament. This historic edition will see the number of participating teams increase from 32 to 48, with six spots still up for grabs.

The official ceremony will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington and will kick off at 5:00 PM GMT, under extensive international media coverage. According to several reliable sources, U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to attend the event.

Meanwhile, FIFA has announced that over one million tickets have already been sold, with particularly high demand from fans of the three host nations.

Qualified teams for the 2026 World Cup

The list of teams qualified for the 2026 World Cup includes the three host nations: Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

From Asia, the qualified teams are: Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan.

Representing Africa: Algeria, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia.

In addition, Curaçao, Haiti, and Panama have qualified via the CONCACAF zone, while Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Uruguay will represent South America, joined by New Zealand from Oceania.

As for Europe, it will be represented by: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, and Switzerland.

Channels broadcasting the 2026 World Cup draw

You can follow the ceremony live on several channels and platforms (as of now), including:

• YouTube: FIFA TV (geo/R)

• BeIN SPORTS News

• BBC iPlayer (geo/R)

• BBC Sport [app]

• BBC Sport website (geo/R)

• BBC Two HD

• ITV X (geo/R)

• RTÉ 2 Ireland HD

• RTÉ Player (geo/R)