The qualification groups for the 2018 competition will be drawn Saturday, with proceedings set to begin at 11 a.m. ET in St. Petersburg, Russia
It has been just over 12 months since Germany won the World Cup in Brazil, but 141 nations will learn Saturday who they will face to qualify for the 2018 tournament.
The preliminary draw will be held at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. Nations from CONCACAF, Africa, Europe, South America and Oceania will all find out their opponents on the road to World Cup 2018.
The European qualifiers will see countries divided into seven groups of six teams and two groups of five, according to FIFA's July world rankings.