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The draw for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers will be held tomorrow, with Albania in pot three.

The draw for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers will be held tomorrow, with Albania

The Albanian national team will reveal its opponents for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers tomorrow. The draw will be held at FIFA headquarters in Zurich, starting at 12:00.

Albania is part of the third pot, while the other teams are divided into five pots, based on their rankings.

Pot allocation:
Pot 1: France, Spain, England, Portugal, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Croatia, Switzerland.
Pot 2: Sweden, Wales, Poland, Romania, Norway, Czech Republic.
Pot 3: Scotland, Slovenia, Ireland, Albania, North Macedonia, Georgia, Finland, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel.
Pot 4: Luxembourg, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Lithuania.
Pot 5: Moldova, Malta, Andorra, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, San Marino.

Match schedule
The European qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup will take place from March 2025 to March 2026, including the play-off phase. The groups will be divided from A to F, which will also include the best ranked teams from the Nations League.

Albania will look to maintain their positive performance and fight for a historic spot at the World Cup. All eyes are on tomorrow's draw, which will determine the Rossoneri's future challenges.

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