13
Dec
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? How does World Cup qualifying work? The format for European qualifying has changed, with more groups – and smaller ones…