Copa Sudamericana 2026 draw: time, how to watch live and seedings | OneFootball

The second most important tournament on the continent sets its roadmap with a high-impact Argentine presence. Find out the details of the draw for a new edition of The Great Conquest.

The group stage draw for the 2026 Copa Sudamericana will take place this Thursday, March 19, at the Conmebol Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay. The event will be held together with the Libertadores draw, starting promptly at 20:00. The broadcast for our country can be followed live through the signals of TNT Sports Premium, ESPN, and DSports. Get to know all the details.

The 2026 edition of the Copa Sudamericana is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in recent times, mainly due to the return of teams that, by history and present, usually occupy the top tier of the continent. The undeniable fact is the presence of River Plate; after a challenging 2025 in terms of results that excluded them from the Libertadores after 12 years, the team from Núñez—now under the leadership of Eduardo Coudet—emerges as the great favorite and top seed.

Accompanying them in this candidate status is Racing under Gustavo Costas, seeking to rekindle their recent cup mystique. However, attention will also be on the extremes of the spectrum: while San Lorenzo and Tigre will try to leverage their experience in Pot 2, the tournament opens its arms to absolute novelty with the international debuts of Deportivo Riestra and Barracas Central.

For these latter teams, the challenge will not only be football-related but also in terms of infrastructure and logistics, facing Brazilian giants like Atlético Mineiro or Santos in a competition that, due to the mid-year World Cup, will compress its group stage calendar between April and May, demanding long squads and flawless physical performance.

Format of the 2026 Copa Sudamericana Draw

The 32 teams, which will be divided into 8 groups of four clubs each, will compete in the group stage. The definition of the pots for the draw will follow the following criteria:

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