Northern Ireland will be in Pot 3 for Friday's 2026 World Cup qualifying draw
Northern Ireland will discover their 2026 World Cup qualifying opponents on Friday morning. The draw for the European qualifiers is due to take place at UEFA headquarters in Zurich at 11am .
However, potential opponents include England and Wales , while several other European big guns also lie in wait for the Green and White Army.When and where is the draw? The World Cup qualifying draw will be conducted at UEFA headquarters in Zurich on Friday morning, December 13.How can I watch it? The draw will not be shown live on TV. However, it will be available to watch live on FIFA’s website and FIFA+.
The 16 teams who enter the play-offs will be drawn into four play-off paths, with four teams in each. Play-off matches will be played in single-leg semi-finals followed by single-leg finals all within the same international window in March 2026. Pot 2: Ukraine, Sweden, Turkiye, Wales, Hungary, Serbia, Poland, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Czechia, Norway.
Four of the groups with four teams will get a 'winner of play-off tie' while another four will include a 'loser of play-off tie'.
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