World Cup 2018: When is the draw? Time, TV channel, stream and guide
World Cup 2018: When is the draw? Time, TV channel, stream and guide. Who will England play in the World Cup 2018? Watch the World Cup 2018 draw live online or on TV.Â
Who will Brazil play in the World Cup 2018? World Cup 2018 draw, live stream, watch online. Find out when the World Cup 2018 draw takes place and which teams will face one another in Russia.
The draw for the World Cup 2018 takes place on Friday 1 December at 15:00 GMT (18:00 local time). It will be held in the State Kremlin Palace inside the Moscow Kremlin, and will be presented by Gary Lineker and Russian journalist Maria Komandnaya.
England are the only British team involved in the World Cup 2018 draw. They are one of 32 teams to qualify for the final tournament and will be in Pot 2.
The 32 teams are sorted into four pots based on their FIFA ranking. Hosts Russia are in Pot 1 along with seven other nations (Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland and France).
World Cup 2018 draw seeding
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
  Russia (hosts) |
  Spain (8) |
  Denmark (19) |
  Serbia (38) |
  Germany (1) |
  Peru (10) |
  Iceland (21) |
  Nigeria (41) |
  Brazil (2) |
   Switzerland (11) |
  Costa Rica (22) |
  Australia (43) |
  Portugal (3) |
  England (12) |
  Sweden (25) |
  Japan (44) |
  Argentina (4) |
  Colombia (13) |
  Tunisia (28) |
  Morocco (48) |
  Belgium (5) |
  Mexico (16) |
  Egypt (30) |
  Panama (49) |
  Poland (6) |
  Uruguay (17) |
  Senegal (32) |
  South Korea (62) |
  France (7) |
  Croatia (18) |
  Iran (34) |
  Saudi Arabia (63) |
World Cup 2018: When is the draw? Time, TV channel, stream and guide
How does the draw work?
As mentioned, 32 teams go into the draw including hosts Russia, who qualified automatically and will be draw into Group A.
There are eight groups of four teams, numbered from A-H. In each group there will be one team from each pot. Teams seeded in the same pot can’t play against each other in the group stage, meaning England could face Brazil or Germany but will not play Spain.
World Cup 2018 – Live Stream and TV Guide
The World Cup 2018 draw will be broadcasted live in many countries across the world. In the UK it will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and BBC2.
UK residents can also watch the draw live online free with BBC iPlayer or on their website, or via Sky GO. It can also be streamed live worldwide through the FIFA website.
Here is a list of all the TV channels showing the World Cup 2018 draw in different countries:
| Country | Channel |
| Albania | RTSH 1 |
| Algeria | beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD |
| Andorra | beIN Sports 1 |
| Angola | SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Argentina | TyC Sports Argentina, TyC Sports Play, DIRECTV Sports Argentina, Canal 7 TV Publica, TyC Sports Interior |
| Aruba | DIRECTV Sports Caribbean |
| Australia | SBS, Optus Sport, SBS Live |
| Austria | SRF zwei, ORF eins, ORF TV Live, ZDF |
| Azerbaijan | Ictimai TV |
| Bahrain | beIN Sports Arabia, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD,beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD |
| Bangladesh | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 1, SONY TEN 1 HD, SONY TEN 2 HD, SONY TEN 2 |
| DIRECTV Sports Caribbean | |
| Belarus | Belarus 5 |
Belgium |
RTBF Auvio Direct, Sporza Live, Één, La Une |
| Belize | Fox Sports Cono Norte |
| Benin | SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique |
| Bhutan | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 2 HD |
| Bolivia | TyC Sports Internacional |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHT 1, HRT 2 |
| Botswana | Kwesé Sports 1, SuperSport 3 Africa, Kwesé Free Sports |
Brazil |
SporTV, Band, Globo, Watch ESPN Brasil, FOX Sports 1 Brasil, ESPN Brasil |
| Brunei | Astro Go, Fox Sports Malaysia, Fox Sports Brunei |
| Bulgaria | BNT 1, BNT HD |
| Burkina Faso | Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Burundi | Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa, Startimes World Football |
| Cambodia | Fox Sports Cambodia |
| Cameroon | Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Canada | TSN5, TSN3, RDS GO, TSN GO, TSN1, TSN4, RDS, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada, beIN SPORTS en Español |
| Cape Verde | SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique |
| Central African Republic | SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique |
| Chad | Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN Sports Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD,beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Chile | TyC Sports Internacional, DIRECTV Sports Chile |
| China | PPTV Sport China, CCTV 5+ VIP, Sina Sports, CCTV-5 |
| Colombia | Caracol TV, TyC Sports Internacional, DIRECTV Sports Colombia, RCN Television, Deportes RCN En Vivo |
| Comoros | SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Congo | Startimes World Football, SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique |
| Congo DR | SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Cook Islands | Sky Sport 1 NZ |
| Costa Rica | Sky HD, Fox Sports Cono Norte, TyC Sports Internacional, TDN, Teletica Canal 7, Teletica En Vivo, SKY Planeta Fútbol |
| Cote D’Ivoire | Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Croatia | HRT 2 |
| Curacao | DIRECTV Sports Caribbean |
| Cyprus | RIK 2 |
| Czech Republic | CT2 |
Denmark |
DR1, C More Play, DR TV Live |
| Djibouti | beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, SuperSport 3 Africa,beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique |
| Dominican Republic | Fox Sports Cono Norte, SKY Planeta Fútbol, Sky HD |
| Ecuador | RTS Ecuador , TyC Sports Internacional, DIRECTV Sports Ecuador |
| Egypt | beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN Sports Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD |
| El Salvador | TyC Sports Internacional, SKY Planeta Fútbol, TDN, Fox Sports Cono Norte,Canal 4 El Salvador, Sky HD |
| Equatorial Guinea | Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Eritrea | SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Estonia | ETV+, Belarus 5 |
| Ethiopia | Kwesé Sports 1, SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Fiji | Sky Sport 1 NZ |
| Finland | YLE Live, YLE TV1 |
France |
beIN SPORTS CONNECT France, beIN Sports 1, TMC |
| Gabon | Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Gambia | Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Georgia | 1TV |
| Germany | SRF zwei, ORF TV Live, ORF eins, ZDF |
| Ghana | Kwesé Sports 1, Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, Kwesé Free Sports, SuperSport 3 Africa, Startimes World Football |
| Greece | ERT 1 |
| Guatemala | SKY Planeta Fútbol, Azteca Guatemala, TyC Sports Internacional, Sky HD, Fox Sports Cono Norte, TDN |
| Guinea | Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa, Startimes World Football |
| Guinea-Bissau | Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa |
Honduras |
SKY Planeta Fútbol, Sky HD, Fox Sports Cono Norte, TyC Sports Internacional,TDN, Telecadena 7 y 4 |
| Hong Kong | Fox Sports Hong Kong |
| Hungary | M4 Sports |
| Iceland | RUV |
| India | SONY TEN 1 HD, SONY TEN 2, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 2 HD, SONY TEN 1 |
| Indonesia | Fox Sports Indonesia |
| International | FIFA.com, YouTube, Sport 24 |
| Iran | beIN Sports Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia News |
| Iraq | beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia News |
Ireland |
BBC iPlayer, Sky Go UK, BBC Two, BBC Red Button, SKY GO Extra, Sky Sports Main Event, RTE 2 |
| Israel | KAN 11 |
| Italy | RSI La 2, Rai Sport+ HD, RAI Sport 1 |
| Japan | NHK Japan |
| Jordan | beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD,beIN Sports Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia |
| Kenya | SuperSport 3 Africa, Kwesé Sports 1, Startimes World Football, Kwesé Free Sports |
| Kiribati | Sky Sport 1 NZ |
| Korea Republic | SBS Korea |
| Kosovo | RTK1 |
| Kuwait | beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN Sports Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia |
| Latvia | Belarus 5, LTV7 Latvia |
| Lebanon | beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD,beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN Sports Arabia, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia |
| Lesotho | SuperSport 3 Africa, Kwesé Sports 1 |
| Liberia | SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Libya | beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia |
| Lithuania | Belarus 5, LRT |
| Macau | Fox Sports Macau, Fox Sports Cambodia |
| Macedonia | MRT1 |
| Madagascar | SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Malawi | SuperSport 3 Africa, Kwesé Free Sports, Kwesé Sports 1 |
| Malaysia | Astro Supersport, Fox Sports Malaysia, Astro Go |
| Maldives | SONY TEN 1, SONY TEN 2, SONY TEN 2 HD, SONY TEN 1 HD, Sony LIV |
| Mali | Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Malta | TVM 2 |
| Marshall Islands | Sky Sport 1 NZ |
| Mauritania | beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia, Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD,beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD |
| Mauritius | SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Mexico | Fox Sports Cono Norte, Sky HD, SKY Planeta Fútbol, TDN, UnivisionTDN, Blue To Go Video Everywhere, Azteca Guatemala, TyC Sports Internacional |
| Moldova | Moldova 1 |
Monaco |
beIN Sports 1, TMC |
| Mongolia | NTV, Fox Sports Hong Kong, Fox Sports Mongolia |
| Montenegro | HRT 2 |
| Morocco | beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN Sports Arabia, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD |
| Mozambique | Startimes World Football, SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Myanmar | Fox Sports Myanmar, Fox Sports Cambodia, Skynet Myanmar |
| Namibia | SuperSport 3 Africa, Kwesé Sports 1, Kwesé Free Sports |
| Nauru | Sky Sport 1 NZ |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 1 HD, SONY TEN 2, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 1, SONY TEN 2 HD |
| Netherlands | Één |
New Zealand |
Sky Sport 1 NZ, SKY Go NZ |
| Nicaragua | Radio y Television Nicaraguense, Sky HD, TyC Sports Internacional, Fox Sports Cono Norte, TDN, SKY Planeta Fútbol |
| Niger | Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Nigeria | Kwesé Free Sports, Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, Startimes World Football, Kwesé Sports 1, SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Niue | Sky Sport 1 NZ |
| Norway | TV2 Sumo, NRK Live, NRK1, C More Play, TV2 Sport |
| Oman | beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia |
| Pakistan | SONY TEN 1 HD, SONY TEN 2, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 1, SONY TEN 2 HD |
| Palau | Sky Sport 1 NZ |
| Palestinian Territory | beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN Sports Arabia |
| Panama | RPC Canal 4, Fox Sports Cono Norte, Sky HD, TyC Sports Internacional, TDN,SKY Planeta Fútbol |
| Papua New Guinea | Fox Sports Papua New Guinea, Fox Sports Cambodia |
| Paraguay | TyC Sports Internacional |
| Peru | DIRECTV Sports Peru, TyC Sports Internacional |
| Philippines | ABS-CBN Sports Action, Fox Sports Philippines |
| Poland | TVP1, Belarus 5, TVP Sport Live, TVP Sport |
| Portugal | RTP Play, RTP3 |
| Puerto Rico | TyC Sports Internacional, DIRECTV Sports Puerto Rico |
| Qatar | beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD |
| Romania | TVR 1 |
Russia |
Belarus 5, Match TV Game, Channel One Russia, NTV+ Sport Online |
| Rwanda | Kwesé Sports 1, Startimes World Football, Kwesé Free Sports, SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique |
| Samoa | Sky Sport 1 NZ |
| Sao Tome And Principe | SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Saudi Arabia | beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN Sports Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD |
| Senegal | Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Serbia | RTS 1, HRT 2 |
| Seychelles | SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Sierra Leone | SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique |
| Singapore | ABS-CBN Sports Action, Fox Sports Singapore, Fox Sports Cambodia |
| Slovakia | STV2 Dvojka, CT2 |
| Slovenia | HRT 2, TV Slovenija 2 |
| Solomon Islands | Sky Sport 1 NZ |
| Somalia | beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN Sports Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD |
| South Africa | Startimes World Football, SABC 1, SuperSport 3, SuperSport 3 Africa |
| South Sudan | beIN Sports Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia News,SuperSport 3 Africa, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD,beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD |
Spain |
Movistar+, Cuatro |
| Sri Lanka | SONY TEN 2, SONY TEN 1, SONY TEN 2 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 1 HD |
| Sudan | beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN Sports Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia |
| Swaziland | SuperSport 3 Africa, Kwesé Sports 1 |
| Sweden | C More Play, SVT Play, SVT 1 |
| Switzerland | RTS Sport, SRF zwei, RSI La 2, ORF eins, RTS Deux |
| Syria | beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia |
| Taiwan | ELTA TV |
| Tanzania | SuperSport 3 Africa, Kwesé Sports 1, Startimes World Football |
| Thailand | Fox Sports Thailand, Fox Sports Hong Kong |
| Togo | Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Tonga | Sky Sport 1 NZ |
| Trinidad and Tobago | DIRECTV Sports Caribbean |
| Tunisia | beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia |
| Turkey | TRT Spor Web TV, TRT 3 Spor |
| Tuvalu | Sky Sport 1 NZ |
| Uganda | Kwesé Sports 1, Startimes World Football, Kwesé Free Sports, SuperSport 3 Africa |
| Ukraine | Belarus 5 |
| United Arab Emirates | beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, Abu Dhabi Sports 1, beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN Sports Arabia, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia |
United Kingdom |
BBC iPlayer, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Go UK, BBC Two, BBC Red Button,SKY GO Extra |
| United States | WatchESPN, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO NOW, Univision Deportes USA, UNIVERSO, Telemundo, fuboTV, Fox Sports 1 USA, ESPN Deportes USA,Futbol de Primera Radio, beIN SPORTS en Español, ESPN Deportes+ USA, FOX Sports GO, FOX Soccer Match Pass, FOX Deportes, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A. |
| Uruguay | TyC Sports Internacional, Monte Carlo TV Canal 4, TeleDoce Uruguay, DIRECTV Sports Uruguay |
| Vanuatu | Sky Sport 1 NZ |
| Venezuela | Fox Sports Cono Norte, TyC Sports Internacional, DIRECTV Sports Venezuela |
| Vietnam | Fox Sports Hong Kong, Fox Sports Vietnam |
| Yemen | beIN Sports Arabia News, beIN Sports Arabia, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia,beIN Sports Arabia 14 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD |
| Zambia | Kwesé Free Sports, SuperSport 3 Africa, Kwesé Sports 1 |
| Zimbabwe | SuperSport 3 Africa |
Read more about the World Cup
- World Cup winners list – Past winners 1930-2014
- FIFA World Cup Prize money 2018
- FIFA World Cup All Time Top Goal Scorers
- Top 8 World Cup Winners
Read more about the World Cup at FIFA.com.
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