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A few minutes before the start, the agenda for the draw to be held in Washington was also published.
18:00 Opening musical performance
18:10 FIFA president introduction
18:15 Second musical performance
18:25 Awarding of the Peace Prize
18:30 Presentation of the FWC26 trophy
18:35 Host nation leaders take the stage
18:40 Third musical performance to be determined
18:45 to 1:50 Draw proceedings
18:50 Closing musical performance
Here is a rough estimate of the schedule for the FIFA World Cup draw:
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12:00 Opening musical performance
12:10 FIFA president introduction
12:15 Second musical performance
12:25 Awarding of the Peace Prize
12:30 Presentation of the FWC26 trophy
12:35 Host nation leaders take the…
Draw - For the draw in Washington, there will be 4 pots with 12 teams in each pot. There will be a total of 48 teams, divided into 12 groups of four teams each. Initially, all the teams from the first pot will be taken and divided into different groups, from Group A to Group L. Then, the teams from the second pot will be taken and so on until the fourth pot, which also includes Albania if it manages to secure a ticket to next year's World Cup, which will be held in America, Mexico and Canada.
Format - For the first time in history, there will be 48 teams in the final phase of a World Cup, up from 32 teams previously, increasing the chances of 16 more teams qualifying. This has given more teams the opportunity to try the World Cup for the first time and of course there is no shortage of innovations and surprises. Currently, a full 42 teams have qualified and there are 6 places left, of which 4 will be from the European play-offs.
Albania - The Red and Blacks have managed to rank second in the World Cup qualifiers for the first time, which gives them the opportunity to be in the "play off" to try for a ticket. Albania came from a very difficult group with England and Serbia among others, but the victories they achieved, especially the one in Leskovac, made it possible for Albania to qualify. Both in the "play off", and in the World Cup if Albania goes, it is expected to have a difficult group since it is positioned in the fourth pot and theoretically, the three teams that we will have in the group will be stronger. With a little luck, Albania can fish for easier opponents at least on paper and avoid big names, with whom it would certainly be a luxury to play.
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