The draw for the pool stage of the 2027 Rugby World Cup will take place on Wednesday, 3 December in Sydney.
The tournament, which will be staged in Australia from 1 October to 13 November, will be expanded from 20 to 24 teams.
The 12 teams that finished in the top three of their pools at the 2023 Rugby World Cup have automatically qualified. That means France, New Zealand, Italy, Ireland, South Africa, Scotland, Wales, Fiji, Australia, England, Argentina and Japan are all in.
Georgia, Spain, Romania, Portugal, Tonga, Canada, United States, Uruguay, Chile, Zimbabwe and Hong Kong all booked their places through qualifying tournaments.
The last spot will go to one of Belgium or Samoa and will be decided at a final qualification tournament held in Dubai on Tuesday.
The opening match of the World Cup will take place in Perth, with the final being staged in Sydney.
