what was that 2026 World Cup Group Draw FIXED?! » The incredible detail noticed only now on the records

The draw process for the 2026 World Cup, attended by sports personalities to determine the groups for next summer's final tournament, has sparked heated debate and doubt, with a move by Tom Brady at the center.

Although the draw for the 12 groups of the competition initially seemed to be carried out with absolute transparency, a video capturing the legend of the New England Patriots team caused a wave of controversy among fans, according to sportal.gr.

VIDEO. Tom Brady's dubious toss-up gesture

🚨 En El sorteo de ayer del Mundial Tom Brady toma una bola la mira, la suelta, y vuelve a revolver el Pot 1

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/WROV1MRS3U

— Arielipillo (@arielipillo) December 6, 2025

Brady, who was tasked with picking the teams in the first value urn, appears in a sequence where he picks up a ball, looks at it, and immediately puts it back in the bowl. Then shuffle again and pick another ball.

As can be seen on the graphics of the event, he had just pulled ahead Germany, a team going to group E, at which point he has to choose the team from urn F. After a second attempt, he drew the Netherlands.

At that time, the bowl also included: Holland, Belgium, Spain, France, Argentina, Portugal and England.

This action has raised suspicions for many, who express concern that the draw may have been fixed. According to the comments circulating, no one, whether watching on TV or present at the event, can be sure if the balls had any distinguishing mark or if the participants had been given instructions about which ball to choose and when.

2026 World Cup groups

• Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, UEFA Play-off D (Denmark, North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Ireland)

• Group B: Canada, UEFA Play-off A (Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales, Bosnia), Qatar, Switzerland

• Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland

• Group D: USA, Paraguay, Australia, UEFA Play-off C (Turkey, Romania, Slovakia, Kosovo)

• Group E: Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador

• Group F: Netherlands, Japan, UEFA Play-off B (Ukraine, Sweden, Poland, Albania), Tunisia

• Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand

• Group H: Spain, Cape Verde Islands, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay

• Group I: France, Senegal, Play-off 2 (Iraq, Bolivia, Suriname), Norway

• Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan

• Group K: Portugal, FIFA Play-off 1 (New Caledonia, DR Congo, Jamaica), Uzbekistan, Colombia

• Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama

Key details about the 2026 World Cup

• The 2026 World Championship will be held in 3 countries: USA, Mexico and Canada. It will take place between June 11 and July 19. It will be the first tournament in history with 48 teams;

• The World Championship will debut in an expanded format, with 48 teams, the participants being divided into 12 groups of four. From each group, the top two teams, as well as the best eight third-placed teams, will advance, thus forming the 32-team knockout phase;

• The tournament will feature a total of 104 matches over 38 days, making it the longest World Cup in history.