FIFA confirmed the date and place where the 2026 World Cup raffle will be held

FIFA officially communicated what was mentioned: The 2026 World Cup raffle will be held in Las Vegas. This edition, which will be the first with the participation of 48 teams, will have several novelties and Selections are close to knowing their first rivals.

The event will be held on Friday, December 5. Those selected will be divided into 12 groups of four each and will all face all. The first and seconds will get into 16th. And the eight best third parties will also access the next round. In summary: will classify 32 and only 16 eliminated will be.

From there, There will be four ‘Mata-Mata’ until the grand finale of July 19. A total of 104 meetings will be played in 38 days.

It will be the third time that Mexico organizes a World Cup and both in 1970 and in 1986 the champion was a South American. In this case, the Azteca stadium will not be the headquarters of the final, but the opening match.

The decisive clash will be disputed in the Metlife Stadium of New Jerseyone of the eleven stadiums that the United States will present. Canada, meanwhile, will have matches in Toronto and Vancouver.