A total of 54 countries were seeded into six pots before being randomly divided into nine groups of six teams each.

 

Botswana will play in Group G along with Algeria, Guinea, Uganda, Mozambique and Somalia for a place at the 2026 World Cup edition, which will be co-hosted by Canada, the United States of America and Mexico.

 

The qualifiers will be played over ten matchdays over the next two years, the first of which will be from November 13-21, 2023, with nine group winners automatically qualifying for the finals and one team participating in the FIFA playoff tournament. The qualifying campaign begins on November 13, 2023.