Whilst the World Cup 2026 draw ceremony takes place on December 5 in Washington DC, Sports Mole offers you the chance to play with our draw simulator to anticipate the group stage.

Whilst the World Cup awaits its final six qualifiers (UEFA and inter-confederation play-offs), the tournament's group stage draw will take place in a few days' time (05/12) in Washington. As always, the suspense remains and supporters of different nations simulate the easiest or most difficult draw for their country.

Our World Cup 2026 draw simulator

To help manage the wait before the draw ceremony begins, Sports Mole offers you the chance to play with our simulator. You must first choose the six play-off winners, before proceeding to the World Cup 2026 group stage draw. You can then share your simulations and see the distribution of the various favourites such as England, Spain and Argentina.

2026 FIFA World Cup Draw Simulator

Put yourself in the shoes of the FIFA president and simulate the draw for the groups of countries participating in the 2026 World Cup. The tournament will be held from 11th June to 19th July in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

How does it work?

Step 1: Choose the winners of the 6 play-offs.

Step 2: Run the draw.

2026 World Cup Rules:

Maximum 1 team per confederation (AFC, CAF, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, OFC) in each group
Maximum 2 UEFA teams per group
12 groups of 4 teams (A to L)

Host nations: Mexico (Group A), Canada (Group B), United States (Group D)

Step 1: Select play-off winners

Final pots

Here are the 4 pots calculated with your play-off winners

Draw results

World Cup draw pots

Pot 1: Canada, Mexico, United States, Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany

Pot 2: Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, Iran, South Korea, Ecuador, Austria, Australia

Pot 3: Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Paraguay, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa

Pot 4: Jordan, Cape Verde, Ghana, Curaçao, Haiti, New Zealand + winners of UEFA Play-offs A, B, C and D, and winners of FIFA Inter-confederation Play-offs 1 and 2

FIFA World Cup 2026 draw rules

Maximum 1 country per confederation (AFC, CAF, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, OFC) in each group
Maximum 2 UEFA countries per group
12 groups of 4 countries (A to L)
Host nations: Mexico (Group A), Canada (Group B), United States (Group D)

This article was originally published on Top Mercato.