It's almost time, the stage is set, and the FIFA World Cup draw is nearly here as on December 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., every team will find out their group. Last week, FIFA released the final pots for the 48 teams taking part in the World Cup. These pots are based on the FIFA men's world rankings, with the three host countries, the United States, Canada, and Mexico, being joined in pot one by the nine next highest ranked teams in those rankings.

They're then followed by the next 12 highest-ranked teams making up pot two, pot three, and so on, until pot four includes the playoff winners from both the UEFA playoff path and the inter-confederation playoffs. Following the draw, the match calendar and stadiums for the World Cup will be released on Saturday, December 6.

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