FIFA official announcement! Hong Myung-bo confirmed Port 2 for the first time in Korean soccer history...Port No. 1 to No. 4 will be released, drawing a draw on December 6th
Nov 26, 2025
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FIFA unveiled the port on the 26th (Korea time) ahead of the draw for the 2026 North-China World Cup. November's FIFA rankings were reflected as they were. Hong Myung-bo, who is ranked 22nd in FIFA, has confirmed his entry into the '2nd port' for the first time in Korean soccer history.
The draw for the North Korea-China World Cup will be held by dividing 48 countries into four ports. The U.S. (14th), Mexico (15th), and Canada (27th) received the top seed as host countries. Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany, which are ranked 1st to 9th in FIFA rankings, joined to form the No. 1 port.
Ports 2 and 3 were also lined up in the FIFA rankings. Croatia (10th), Morocco (11th), Colombia (13th), Uruguay (16th), Switzerland (17th), Japan (18th), Senegal (19th), Iran (20th), South Korea (23rd), Austria (24th) and Australia (26th). Italy (12th) and Denmark (21st), which have higher FIFA rankings than South Korea, failed to win direct tickets to North Korea and China. He will try again through the playoffs in March next year. This is the first time that Korean soccer has settled in the second port in the draw for the World Cup finals.
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Teams that will advance to the World Cup through PO with Jordan (66th), Cabo Verde (68), Ghana (72nd), Curaçao (82nd), Haiti (84th), and New Zealand (86th) are located in Pot 4.
The North Korea-China World Cup is the first tournament to increase from 32 countries to 48. The draw for fate will be held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on the 6th of next month.
The draw begins with all teams in Port 1 drawing from Group A to Group L. After that, port 2, 3, and 4 will proceed in order. For Port 1, the highest ranked team (Spain) and the second highest team (Argentina) are randomly assigned to opposite sides. The same applies to the third-place team (France) and the fourth-place team (England). Therefore, the top two teams do not meet until the final.
In the draw again this time, FIFA banned countries from the same port and continent from being in the same group. However, Europe, which has a maximum of 16 tickets to the finals, can enter up to two countries in a group.
In the group stage of the North Korea-China World Cup, the top eight teams in each group (a total of 24 teams) and third place will advance to the round of 32. The fate of the tournament will be mixed from the round of 32.
◇2026 North Korea-China World Cup Port
▶Port 1 = Canada, Mexico, the United States, Spain, Argentina, France, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
▶Port 2 = Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, Iran, South Korea, Ecuador, Austria, Australia
▶Port 3 = Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Paraguay, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa
▶Port 4 = Jordan, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Curaçao, Haiti, New Zealand, European Playoffs A, B, C, D, Intercontinental Playoffs 1, 2
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
