11:00 today, interested in seeing how this works out, Wales could do with a easy group, no doubt England will get one!

 

European teams will discover their 2026 World Cup qualifying opponents in Friday’s draw, which will be held at 11:00 GMT in Zurich.

A total of 16 Uefa teams will qualify for the expanded 48-team tournament to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

You can watch the draw live on the BBC Sport website - along with live text commentary - and on the iPlayer.

So how does it work – and who could the home nations face?

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/czjd972k18do

Not need Thomas Tuchel to get us through that group, Thomas The Tank engine would do.

 

 

winners straight through and the runners up going thru to playoffs

given the amount of groups (12)  and the seeded teams, it all to me seems like its going to be a bit of a waste of time

be interesting seeing if the final tables match up to the way the teams been seeded