In the absence of 30 quotas to be defined, they are already outlined how the bombs of the raffle that will be held next December in Washington will be organized.
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The FIFA 2026 Soccer World Cup, which will be played in the United States, Mexico and Canada, begins to take shape with 18 selections already classified. Although most of the quotas are still defined, the current panorama allows a first exercise to be made on how the drums would be formed for the official draw, scheduled for the December 5, 2025 in Washington.
At the moment, the three places of the hosts (Canada, Mexico and the United States) are already secured, the Six direct tickets from South AmericacSingle UPO of Oceania and a good part of the places in Asia and Africa. Even so, it is a provisional projection, since the positions could vary with the results of the next FIFA windows and with the resolution of intercontinental repells.
Colombia in Bombo 2
The Colombian selection, which sealed its direct classification in the South American qualifiers, appears today located in the Bombo 2. This means that it would not have selections as rivals that, at present, share that same strip: Uruguay, Switzerland, Senegal, Japan, Denmark, Iran, South Korea, Ecuador, Australia, Norway and Egypteither. In addition, he could not face Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay in groups, because they are teams of the same confederation.
Consequently, the first great challenge of the tricolor in the raffle would come from Bombo 1, where there are some of the main candidates for the title. There they appear Spain, France, England, Portugal, Netherlands, Croatia and Morocco, in addition to the three hosts. One of those will be, yes or yes, Colombian rival in the first phase.
This can change depending on the closure of the qualifiers in UEFA, which is still being disputed. For example, Alemania and Italythat today they are not in classification areas, they could enter and occupy the hype one for their positions in the FIFA ranks.
Classified until today
The list of countries with insured quota to the 2026 World Cup already has 18 selections, which is equivalent to almost 40 % of the total participants. In Conmebol they achieved their pass Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Ecuador, Colombia and Paraguay; In Concacaf they are confirmed United States, Mexico and Canada; In Asia they already secured their place Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Jordan and Australia; In Africa they appear Morocco and Tunisia; And in Oceania, New Zealand.
30 places are still left to define, with Europe as the main protagonist: UEFA will contribute 16 direct quotas and their respective repells. Africa still has seven tickets at stake, Concacaf three more, and Asia one. The last two places will be assigned in the intercontinental repechage tournamentexpected to March 2026 in Mexicoin which it will participate, among others, Bolivia.
An unprecedented World Cup
The 2026 World Cup will be historic on several fronts: it will be the first with 48 selectionswill be played in 16 cities from three different countries and will have 104 games, a substantial increase against 64 Catar 2022. The format is also transformed: There will be 12 groups of four teams, of which the first two and the eight best third parties will advance to sixteenth -final. This guarantees a minimum of three games by selection and increases the margin of competition in the final phases.
The headquarters cover from iconic cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Mexico City and Toronto, to emerging squares such as Kansas City or Monterrey. The final is scheduled for July 19, 2026, closing a month of football that promises to be the greatest in the history of the World Cups.
What's coming for Colombia
With the classification in the pocket, Colombia already thinks about its preparation. In October 2025 he will play friendly against Mexico and Canada In the United States, and in November it will be measured with New Zealand and Nigeria. By 2026, the plan contemplates facing European weight rivals, such as Croatia and Belgiumon the last FIFA date before the start of the tournament.
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