OK so I've done a draw for these 4 confederations for the 2026 World Cup using the above pots, and here's the groups.
Note - For the Americas, Pacific, and West Asia, I did end up settling on playoffs (which will be seeded, not a random draw) in the opening round to make even groups
AMERICAS
Playoff round
- Grenada v Anguilla (6-3)
- Belize v British Virgin Islands (7-2)
- St Vincent & the Grenadines v US Virgin Islands (3-4)
- Montserrat v Turks & Caicos Islands (4-0)
- Dominica v Aruba (4-3)
- Cayman Islands v Bahamas (2-3)
Qualification Round - Winner of each group directly qualifies for 2026 FIFA World Cup
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H | Group I |
| Costa Rica | Ecuador | Argentina | Chile | Uruguay | Peru | Colombia | Panama | Brazil |
| Venezuela | Trinidad & Tobago | El Salvador | Haiti | Bolivia | Curacao | Jamaica | Honduras | Paraguay |
| Suriname | St Kitts & Nevis | Puerto Rico | Barbados | Antigua & Barbuda | Guatemala | Dominican Republic | Nicaragua | Guyana |
| Dominica | Belize | US Virgin Islands | Bahamas | Cuba | St Lucia | Bermuda | Montserrat | Grenada |
Second round - Runners Up of each group progress to play-off group - winners of each group progress to Intercontinental Playoffs
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
| Runner Up G | Runner Up I | Runner Up B |
| Runner Up H | Runner Up D | Runner Up F |
| Runner Up A | Runner Up E | Runner Up C |
WEST ASIA
Playoff round
- Pakistan v Sri Lanka (7-1)
Qualification Round - Winner of each group directly qualifies for 2026 FIFA World Cup
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Iran | Qatar | Iraq | Saudi Arabia |
| Oman | Uzbekistan | Jordan | UAE |
| Bahrain | Syria | Kyrgyzstan | Palestine |
| Kuwait | India | Tajikistan | Lebanon |
| Yemen | Maldives | Turkmenistan | Afghanistan |
| Pakistan | Bhutan | Nepal | Bangladesh |
West Asian Playoffs - single leg playoff bracket at neutral venue, winner qualifies for Intercontinental Playoff
- Runner Up B v Runner Up D
- Runner Up C v Runner Up A
- Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 2
PACIFIC
Playoff round
- Guam v Tonga (1-2)
- American Samoa v Samoa (1-5)
Qualification Round - Winner of each group directly qualifies for 2026 FIFA World Cup
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E |
| Korea Republic | China | Australia | Japan | Vietnam |
| Thailand | Korea DPR | New Zealand | Philippines | Solomon Islands |
| Chinese Taipei | Hong Kong | Indonesia | Singapore | Malaysia |
| Tahiti | Papua New Guinea | New Caledonia | Myanmar | Vanuatu |
| Fiji | Mongolia | Laos | Cambodia | Macau |
| Timor-Leste | Tonga | Samoa | Cook Islands | Brunei |
Pacific Playoffs - single leg playoff bracket at neutral venue, winner qualifies for Intercontinental Playoff
- A random draw will be held once the four participants have been determined. The four nations that finished second in their group with the best record will advance to the Pacific Playoffs
- A v B
- C v D
- Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 2
EUROPE
Qualification Round - Top 2 of each group directly qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
- Note, prohibited matches as identified by UEFA have been taken into consideration
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
| Italy | England | France | Netherlands | Portugal | Belgium | Spain | Croatia |
| Switzerland | Sweden | Denmark | Poland | Turkey | Ukraine | Austria | Germany |
| Russia | Serbia | Scotland | Slovakia | Czechia | Wales | Romania | Hungary |
| Greece | Iceland | Norway | Republic of Ireland | Albania | Georgia | Slovenia | Finland |
| Luxembourg | Montenegro | Bulgaria | North Macedonia | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Armenia | Israel | Northern Ireland |
| Belarus | Azerbaijan | Latvia | Kosovo | Kazakhstan | Estonia | Cyprus | Lithuania |
| Moldova | Liechtenstein | Faroe Islands | Malta | San Marino | Gibraltar | | Andorra |
