All-Time World Cup Ceremony
The Draw Begins
Four seeded pots, four groups, one nation per pot. The ceremony is theatrical, but the structure is strict: every group gets a giant, a contender, a dangerous outsider and a fourth-seed story.
Live ceremony
Seeded draw
Start the animation, watch each ball open, or skip straight to the completed groups.
Ready
Your group is set. Finalise the 25-man squad before the fixtures are generated.
Rules
Group stage format
The tournament starts with four groups of four. The real drama begins with the tiebreakers.
1Each group contains one team from each pot.
2Top two nations from every group advance to the quarter-finals.
3Tiebreakers: points, goal difference, goals scored, head-to-head, fair play, drawing of lots.
4Knockout route will be built from group position: A1 vs B2, B1 vs A2, C1 vs D2, D1 vs C2.
Official seedings
The four pots
Pot 1
Brazil
Germany
Italy
ArgentinaPot 2
France
Portugal
Spain
NetherlandsPot 3
Uruguay
Croatia
England
DenmarkPot 4
Serbia
Belgium
Scotland
SwedenDraw board
Groups A-D
Your nation is highlighted in blue. Completed groups are saved locally for the next tournament step.
Waiting for ceremony
Draw saved.