Sri Lanka, Dec. 5 -- Pots, quadrants, confederation constraints, group position grids... the 2026 World Cup finals draw on Friday is not going to be a straightforward affair.

There's a lot to unpack so we're going to explain it as simply as we can.

Luckily, Fifa will have a computer to do most of the heavy lifting and make sure everything runs smoothly. Though as Uefa found out in 2021, sometimes technology does go wrong.

Let's hope there will be no gremlins in Washington once the draw ceremony kicks off.

Here is how it will work, what to expect and a few key things to look out for.

When will draw start and how long will it take?

The ceremony gets started at 17:00 GMT (12:00 local time) on 5 December, but there's going to be far mor...