Morocco in Pot 2: FIFA Officially Reveals Team Tiers for 2026 World Cup Draw

FIFA officially announced the pots for the participating teams in the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday. The Moroccan national team was placed in Pot 2, alongside Croatia, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, Iran, South Korea, Ecuador, Austria, and Australia.

Morocco's inclusion in this pot is a result of its advancement in the FIFA rankings, which gives them a better chance to avoid facing the strongest teams from Pot 1 in the tournament's first round.

The remaining pots were distributed as follows:

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

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, the four teams qualified from the European play-offs, and the two teams qualified from the intercontinental play-offs.

The draw is scheduled for Friday, December 5, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. The three host nations will headline their respective groups with different colored balls: Mexico (Group A – Green Ball), Canada (Group B – Red Ball), and the United States (Group D – Blue Ball).