sports
diciembre 2, 2025
Cambios importantes para el sorteo del Mundial 2026: Colombia, atento al nuevo formato de FIFA
El sorteo del Mundial 2026 se realizará este viernes 5 de diciembre, a partir de las 12:00 del mediodía en Colombia, en un evento que llegará con cambios respecto a los sorteos anteriores.
TL;DR
- The 2026 World Cup draw will take place on Friday, December 5th at 12:00 PM Colombia time.
- For the first time, only opposing teams will be revealed; schedules and venues will be announced later.
- Match times and locations will be determined by FIFA's Competition Department, considering climate, logistics, and European primetime viewing.
- The full calendar will be revealed in a separate event on the following Saturday.
- Drawing of positions within groups (e.g., A2, B3) is eliminated; FIFA will assign these positions pre-determinedly.
- Mexico, as Group A's headliner, is already assigned position A1 and will open the World Cup.
- The 2026 World Cup will expand to 48 teams and last five weeks, from June 11 to July 19.
- FIFA will implement 'favorite pairings' to prevent top teams from meeting in the Round of 16 if they advance as group leaders (e.g., Spain vs. Argentina, France vs. England).