CupIndex
๐ŸŽฏ

2026๋…„ ์›”๋“œ์ปต ์ถ”์ฒจ ๊ทœ์น™ ๋ฐ ์ ˆ์ฐจ

48๊ฐœ ํŒ€์ด 12๊ฐœ ๊ทธ๋ฃน์— ๋ฐฐ์ •๋˜๋Š” ๋ฐฉ๋ฒ•: ์‹œ๋“œ ํฌํŠธ, ๋Œ€๋ฅ™ ํšŒํ”ผ, ์ง€๋ฆฌ์  ์ œํ•œ ๋ฐ ์ถ”์ฒจ ์ ˆ์ฐจ

Direct Answer

2026๋…„ ์›”๋“œ์ปต ์ถ”์ฒจ์€ 12๊ฐœ ์‹œ๋“œ ํฌํŠธ๋ฅผ ์‚ฌ์šฉํ•˜์—ฌ 48๊ฐœ ํŒ€์„ A-L๊ทธ๋ฃน์— ๋ฐฐ์ •ํ•ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์œ ๋Ÿฝ(๊ทธ๋ฃน๋‹น ์ตœ๋Œ€ 2๊ฐœ)์„ ์ œ์™ธํ•˜๊ณ  ๊ฐ™์€ ๋Œ€๋ฅ™์˜ ํŒ€๋“ค์€ ๊ฐ™์€ ๊ทธ๋ฃน์— ๋“ค์–ด๊ฐˆ ์ˆ˜ ์—†์œผ๋ฉฐ, ๊ท ํ˜• ์žกํžŒ ๊ฒฝ์Ÿ๊ณผ ์ด๋™ ๋ฌผ๋ฅ˜๋ฅผ ๋ณด์žฅํ•˜๊ธฐ ์œ„ํ•œ ์ถ”๊ฐ€ ์ง€๋ฆฌ์  ์ œํ•œ์ด ์žˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.

์‹œ๋“œ ํฌํŠธ ๋ฐฐ์ •

12 Pots ร— 4 Teams = 48 Teams Total

Teams are ranked by FIFA ratings at the time of the draw, with special provisions for host nations and defending champions.

1
Pot 1
Host nations + highest ranked team
2-3
Pots 2-3
Top European & South American teams
4-6
Pots 4-6
Mixed confederation middle-tier
7-9
Pots 7-9
Lower-ranked established teams
10-12
Pots 10-12
Newcomers & lowest ranked

Special Allocation Rules

  • โ€ข Host Nations: USA, Canada, Mexico automatically in Pot 1
  • โ€ข Defending Champion: Receives favorable Pot 1 placement
  • โ€ข Final Rankings: Based on FIFA ranking 6 months before draw
  • โ€ข Confederation Balance: Even distribution across all pots
  • โ€ข Late Qualifiers: Playoff winners may adjust final pot allocation

Host Nation Advantage Impact

Having three host nations in Pot 1 significantly affects the competitive balance and creates unique draw scenarios.

Guaranteed Benefits

  • โ€ข Avoid strongest teams in group stage
  • โ€ข Home field advantage for matches
  • โ€ข Favorable travel schedules within host countries

Potential Drawbacks

  • โ€ข May face higher expectations despite lower FIFA ranking
  • โ€ข Pressure of host nation performance standards
  • โ€ข Less preparation time due to automatic qualification

๋Œ€๋ฅ™ ํšŒํ”ผ ๊ทœ์น™

Confederation Grouping Restrictions

FIFA maintains competitive balance by preventing teams from the same region competing in the same group, with limited exceptions.

Standard Avoidance Rules

  • โ€ข AFC (Asia): Maximum 1 per group
  • โ€ข CAF (Africa): Maximum 1 per group
  • โ€ข CONCACAF (N. America): Maximum 1 per group
  • โ€ข CONMEBOL (S. America): Maximum 1 per group
  • โ€ข OFC (Oceania): Maximum 1 per group

European Exception

  • โ€ข UEFA (Europe): Maximum 2 per group
  • โ€ข Reason: 16 European teams, 12 groups
  • โ€ข Math: 4 groups will have 2 European teams
  • โ€ข Distribution: As evenly spread as possible

Mathematical Breakdown

Groups with 2 UEFA teams: 4 groups
Groups with 1 UEFA team: 8 groups
Total UEFA allocation: 16 teams

์ถ”์ฒจ ์ ˆ์ฐจ ๋‹จ๊ณ„

Official Draw Sequence

The draw follows a strict sequence to ensure fair distribution while respecting all avoidance rules and restrictions.

1

Pot 1 Distribution

Host nations (USA, Canada, Mexico) plus highest-ranked qualified team are drawn into Groups A, B, C, and D respectively.

2

Remaining Pot 1 Teams

Complete Pot 1 allocation to Groups E through L, establishing group headers and confederation baselines.

3

Pots 2-6 Sequential Draw

Each pot drawn in sequence, checking confederation avoidance rules before placement. Computer system prevents invalid draws.

4

UEFA Distribution Management

Special attention to European team placement ensuring no group exceeds 2 UEFA teams and even distribution.

5

Final Pots Completion

Pots 7-12 complete the groups, with final placements verified against all restrictions and geographic considerations.

์ง€๋ฆฌ์  ๋ฐ ์ •์น˜์  ์ œํ•œ

Geographic Considerations

Beyond confederation rules, FIFA considers travel logistics and geographic proximity in group assignments.

  • โ€ข Travel Distance: Minimize intercontinental travel during group stage
  • โ€ข Time Zones: Consider match scheduling across 3 host countries
  • โ€ข Stadium Allocation: Balance venue usage and capacity
  • โ€ข Climate Zones: Account for weather variations across regions

Political & Security Restrictions

FIFA maintains a list of countries that cannot be placed in the same group due to political tensions.

  • โ€ข Security Concerns: Teams with historical conflicts separated
  • โ€ข Diplomatic Relations: FIFA monitors international relations
  • โ€ข Updated Restrictions: List reviewed before each draw
  • โ€ข Confidential Process: Specific restrictions not publicly announced

Technology-Assisted Draw

The 2026 draw will use advanced computer systems to ensure all restrictions are respected in real-time.

System Capabilities

  • โ€ข Real-time restriction checking
  • โ€ข Invalid draw prevention
  • โ€ข Alternative placement suggestions
  • โ€ข Transparency through live monitoring

Backup Procedures

  • โ€ข Manual oversight for complex scenarios
  • โ€ข Multiple draw scenarios pre-calculated
  • โ€ข FIFA committee final approval
  • โ€ข Public verification process

Expected Draw Timeline

Draw Event Schedule

T-6
months
FIFA Rankings Cutoff
Final rankings used for pot allocation determined
T-3
months
Qualification Complete
All 48 teams confirmed, final pot allocations set
Day
of draw
Official Draw Ceremony
Live global broadcast, approximately 2 hours duration

Related 2026 Information