Official: Ukraine is in the second pot of the 2026 World Cup qualifying draw

UEFA released the pots before the draw.

The draw for qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada will take place in December.

The Ukrainian national team went into the second pot for the draw, with the best rating among the other teams. During the draw, each team will receive one opponent from the other pots (except their own).

Note that in the selection, the teams will be divided into 12 groups of 4 or 5 teams, the winners of the groups will qualify directly for the World Cup, while the second place will play in the playoffs. For Ukraine, a four-team group will be the priority, as Sergei Rebrov’s team will play in the Nations League playoffs in March.

Cart 1

• France

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

• Netherlands

• Belgium

• Italy

• Germany

• Croatia

• Switzerland

• Denmark

• Austria

Cart 2

• Ukraine

• Sweden

• Turkey

• Wales

• Hungary

• Serbia

• Poland

• Romania

• Greece

• Slovakia

• Czech Republic

• Norway

Also read: Match calendar of the Ukrainian national team: the “blue-yellow” will compete for the elite of the League of Nations – the opponent in the playoffs is named

Basket 3

• Scotland

• Slovenia

• Republic of Ireland

• Albania

• North Macedonia

• Georgia

• Finland

• Iceland

• Northern Ireland

• Montenegro

• Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Israel

Basket 4

• Bulgaria

• Luxembourg

• Belarus

• Kosovo

• Armenia

• Kazakhstan

• Azerbaijan

• Estonia

• Cyprus

• Faroe Islands

• Latvia

• Lithuania

Cart 5

• Moldova

• Malta

• Andorra

• Gibraltar

• Liechtenstein

• San Marino

We remind you that Ukraine’s rival in the Nations League playoff for the right to play in Division A is the national team of Belgium.