Story by[SNS]Tom English - BBC Scotland's chief sports writerFri, December 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM UTC·6 min read2026 Fifa World Cup drawDate: Friday, 5 December Time: 17:00 GMT Venue: Kennedy Center, Washington DCCoverage: Watch live on BBC & iPlayer, listen on BBC Radio 5 Live & Sounds, follow text updates, reaction and analysis on BBC Sport website & appAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWith Franz Beckenbauer cast in the role of glamorous assistant, Sepp Blatter, secretary general of Fifa, revealed the first non-seeded country out of the bowl at the draw for the 1998 World Cup - Scotland. Into Pool A with Brazil they went - and on went the draw. Not much messing about in 1998. Looking at it now, in a time of endless preamble and an on-stage banterfest that would test the patience of a saint, they moved at breakneck speed back then. It took just over 25 minutes before Scotland knew their fate, not just that they would be playing Brazil in the opening game in Paris on 10 June, but that they would be playing Norway in Bordeaux in their second game six days later and Morocco in Saint-Etienne in their third seven days after that. Barry Davies gave out the dates matter-of-factly on telly.