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South Africa will join a group with one team each from Pots 2 and 4 in the 48-team tournament featuring new rules keeping top four nations separate, FIFA said.
- On Friday, 5 December 2025 the draw kicks off at 19:00 , and Bafana Bafana will know their FIFA World Cup 2026 group as South African supporters watch closely.
- FIFA split teams into four pots of 12 based on rankings, with one from each pot in the 12 groups of four; no group can have more than one team per confederation except UEFA, so four groups will contain two European nations.
- South Africa are in Pot 3 alongside Norway, Panama, and Egypt, and will be grouped with one team each from Pot 2 and Pot 4; Pot 2 includes seasoned campaigners like Croatia and Morocco.
- Coach Hugo Broos will be hoping for a favourable draw, as being paired with Spain, Brazil or Germany would pose a significantly tougher road to the Round of 32.
- For the first time FIFA will separate the four highest-ranked nations, and only six of the 12 teams in Pot 4 had been decided at the time of the draw.
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