SportFootballCarabao CupThe domestic football may soon be making way for this summer's World Cup, but the 2026-27 Carabao Cup draw has officially been completed with fixtures released16:04, 03 Jun 2026Updated 16:11, 03 Jun 2026The draw for the Preliminary Round of the 2026-27 Carabao Cup has now been completed. The domestic football calendar is now making way for this summer's World Cup fixtures.‌England face New Zealand this Saturday in their first pre-World Cup warm-up friendly. However, as the football world looks ahead to that, the draw for the Carabao Cup preliminaries was carried out.‌As a result of the draw being for the early rounds, only four teams were in the draw. Those were York City, Crawley Town, Tranmere Rovers and Rochdale.‌The games are as follows:York City v Crawley Town‌Tranmere Rovers v RochdaleThe fact the draw has been completed nearly three months before the new domestic football campaign began may be a mystery to many. However, there is a reason why it's been carried out at this time.The Preliminary round was required as a result of the nine Premier League clubs, Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Sunderland, Brighton and Hove Albion and Crystal Palace qualifying for Europe.Article continues belowPremier League sides who are in European competition automatically move into the third round. Because of this, a preliminary round is needed to ensure 32 teams are in the Carabao Cup pot.A random draw selected the four aforementioned teams to compete in the preliminary round. Whoever wins the preliminary round tie between York City and Crawley Town will move into the southern section of the draw for round one.There will be more to follow on this breaking news story and Mirror Sport will bring you the very latest updates, pictures and video as soon as possible. Please check back regularly for updates on this developing story. Follow us on Google News, Flipboard, Apple News, Twitter, Facebook or visit The Mirror homepage.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Carabao CupLeague Cup