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FILE: 2022 semi-finalists Croatia and Morocco the top teams in Pot 2

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VIDEO SHOWS: RECENT & FILE FOOTAGE OF TEAMS MAKING UP POT 2 FOR THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP DRAW IN ORDER AS PER FIFA: CROATIA, MOROCCO, COLOMBIA, URUGUAY, SWITZERLAND, JAPAN, SENEGAL, IR IRAN, KOREA REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA RESENDING TO PUBLISH ON THE WORLD FEED. NO OTHER CHANGES MADE SHOWS: CROATIA RIJEKA, CROATIA (RECENT - NOVEMBER 13, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) 1. MIDFIELDER LUKA MODRIC SITTING ON BALL TYING BOOT LACES BEFORE GETTING UP & WALKING FOR START OF CROATIA TRAINING  2. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS & COACHING STAFF LISTENING TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM COACH ZLATKO DALIC 3. DEFENDER JOSKO GVARDIOL KICKING BALL 4. PLAYERS WARMING UP  5. MODRIC WARMING UP  6. MODRIC WARMING UP AMONGST TEAMMATES 7. DALIC (LEFT) STANDING NEXT TO FORMER PLAYER & CURRENT ASSISTANT COACH VEDRAN CORLUKA 8. RONDO DRILL MOROCCO TANGIER, MOROCCO (RECENT – NOVEMBER 11, 2025) (ROYAL MOROCCAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION – Must not obscure logo, for editorial use, no resales, no monetisation) 9. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS KICKING THE BALL IN THE AIR TO EACH OTHER IN A CIRCLE AHEAD OF TRAINING  10. PLAYERS & COACHING STAFF HUDDLED TOGETHER 11. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS WARMING UP  12. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS TOGETHER 13. VARIOUS OF RONDO DRILL  14. WINGER BRAHIM DIAZ 15. RONDO DRILL COLOMBIA BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA (FILE - SEPTEMBER 3, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) 16. WINGER LUIS DIAZ & MIDFIELDER JAMES RODRIGUEZ AMONGST TEAMMATES GOING THROUGH CONTROLLED DRIBBLING DRILLS DURING COLOMBIA TRAINING  17. PLAYERS GOING THROUGH CONTROLLED DRIBBLING DRILLS  18. COACH NESTOR LORENZO WATCHING ON  19. PLAYERS GOING THROUGH CONTROLLED DRIBBLING DRILLS  20. DIAZ GOING THROUGH MINI HURDLES DRILL  21. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS GOING THROUGH MINI HURDLES DRILL  URUGUAY TORREON, MEXICO (RECENT – NOVEMBER 10, 2025) (AUF TV – Must not obscure logos, for editorial use, no resales, no monetisation) 22. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS, INCLUDING DEFENDER JOSE MARIA GIMENEZ (#2), JOGGING DURING URUGUAY TRAINING  23. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS JOGGING  24. MIDFIELDER MANUEL UGARTE (#5) WITH TEAMMATES 25. PLAYERS, INCLUDING UGARTE, CONTROLLING BALL & PASSING IT AWAY 26. MIDFIELDER NAHITAN NANDEZ CONTROLLING BALL & PASSING IT BACK TORREON, MEXICO (RECENT – NOVEMBER 12, 2025) (AUF TV – Must not obscure logos, for editorial use, no resales, no monetisation) 27. GIMENEZ RECEIVING BALL & PASSING IT DURING PRACTICE MATCH  28. COACH MARCELO BIELSA  SWITZERLAND PRISTINA, KOSOVO (RECENT - NOVEMBER 17, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) 29. SWITZERLAND TRAINING UNDERWAY 30. PLAYERS PASSING BALL IN THE AIR TO EACH OTHER 31. COACH MURAT YAKIN (RIGHT) IN CONVERSATION WITH MEMBER OF COACHING STAFF  32. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS GOING THROUGH PASSING DRILLS  33. PLAYERS GATHERED AHEAD OF RONDO DRILL  34. RONDO DRILL JAPAN TOKYO, JAPAN (FILE - OCTOBER 13, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) 35. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS JOGGING DURING JAPAN TRAINING  36. PLAYERS JOGGING PAST / COACH HAJIME MORIYASU 37. RONDO DRILL  38. WINGER TAKEFUSA KUBO DURING RONDO DRILL  39. KUBO CHASING BALL DURING RONDO DRILL  40. MIDFIELDER TAKUMI MINAMINO DURING RONDO DRILL  41. RONDO DRILLS  SENEGAL   KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (FILE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) 42. WINGER SADIO MANE RECORDING VIDEO ON HIS PHONE AHEAD OF SENEGAL TRAINING  43. PLAYERS PASSING BALL TO EACH OTHER IN THE AIR  44. VARIOUS OF MANE AMONGST TEAMMATES  45. TRAINING UNDERWAY  46. PLAYER WARMING UP  47. MEMBER OF COACHING SET UP & FORMER PLAYER EL HADJI DIOUF KICKING BALL IN THE AIR WITH PLAYERS IRAN AL RAYYAN, QATAR (FILE – JUNE 4, 2025) (AFC - For editorial use, no resales, no monetisation) 48. PLAYERS GOING THROUGH PASSING & CATCHING DRILL WHILE JOGGING DURING IRAN TRAINING  49. FORWARD MEHDI TAREMI GOING THROUGH DRILL 50. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS GOING THROUGH DRILL  51. TAREMI WARMING UP AMONGST TEAMMATES SOUTH KOREA SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (FILE – JUNE 9, 2025) (AFC - For editorial use, no resales, no monetisation) 52. FORWARD SON HEUNG-MIN TAKING PART IN RONDO DRILL DURING SOUTH KOREA TRAINING  53. RONDO DRILL  54. COACH HONG MYUNG-BO 55. SON CHASING BALL DURING RONDO DRILL ECUADOR  TORONTO, CANADA (RECENT - NOVEMBER 11, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 56. COACH SEBASTIAN BECCACECE GREETING PLAYER AHEAD OF ECUADOR TRAINING  57. MIDFIELDER MOISES CAICEDO & DEFENDERS PIERO HINCAPIE & WILLIAN PACHO STANDING TOGETHER 58. WINGER KENDRY PAEZ AMONGST TEAMMATES 59. HINCAPIE  60. HINCAPIE AMONGST TEAMMATES DURING RONDO DRILL  61. CAICEDO AMONGST TEAMMATES DURING RONDO DRILL  62. HINCAPIE CHASING BALL DURING RONDO DRILL AUSTRIA VIENNA, AUSTRIA (RECENT – NOVEMBER 17, 2025) (UEFA - This content can only be used in the reporting of the European World Cup Qualifying 2025/2026 season – no other use allowed, no commercial use, must on-screen courtesy: " UEFA 2025", no resales, no sublicensing, no monetisation) 63. AUSTRIA COACH RALF RANGNICK SEATED DURING TRAINING  64. STRIKER MARKO ARNAUTOVIC DURING RONDO DRILL  65. VARIOUS OF DEFENDER DAVID ALABA DURING RONDO DRILL  AUSTRALIA  JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (FILE – JUNE 9, 2025) (AFC - For editorial use, no resales, no monetisation) 66. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS GOING THROUGH PASSING DRILL DURING AUSTRALIA TRAINING  67. TRAINING GAME UNDERWAY STORY: Spain cannot meet Argentina and France will not face England before the World Cup final — provided they win their groups — after FIFA announced the draw procedure on November 25. The rule aims to maintain competitive balance in the expanded 48-team format, ensuring the top-ranked team (Spain) and number two (world champions Argentina) are in opposite halves of the bracket, with the same applying to number three (France) and number four (England). The top four seeded countries will not be able to meet until the semi-finals for the first time in the tournament's history if those teams win their groups. The 2026 World Cup draw takes place on December 5 in Washington, with the updated match schedule, including stadiums and kick-off times, to be released on December 6. Hosts Canada, Mexico and the U.S. are in Pot 1 which includes Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Pot 2 has Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, Iran, South Korea, Ecuador, Austria and Australia. Pot 3 will include Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Paraguay, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and South Africa. Pot 4 will be Jordan, Cape Verde, Ghana, Curacao, Haiti, New Zealand, and the winners from the European play-off A, B, C and D, and the FIFA Play-Off tournament 1 and 2. Confederation constraints will apply, with no group having more than one team from the same region except UEFA, which has 16 representatives and can place up to two teams in a group. The tournament in the U.S., Mexico and Canada kicks off on June 11, with the final on July 19 in New Jersey. (Production: Stefan Haskins) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
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