FIFA 2026 World Cup draw: US to open against Paraguay in LA.
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup groups are settled, and playoff games in March will determine the final slots. President Donald Trump was awarded a peace prize.
The live results of the 2026 World Cup draw, along with detailed schedule information for all 48 qualifying teams.
Next summer's event will be the first ever 48-team World Cup, with those nations being broken up into 12 groups of four. From there, 104 matches will be played at 16 venues across the U.S., Canada and Mexico to determine a World Cup champion.
Donald Trump received FIFA's first-ever peace prize. Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand is conducting the draw at the Kennedy Center, and co-hosts are slotted in pot one.
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2026 FIFA World Cup draw storylines: USMNT's potential path, Lamine Yamal's first crack and more
The 2026 World Cup draw will take place on Friday at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., at 12 p.m. ET, and there are many expectations and tons of excitement as to what will happen on the stage.
From a Hollywood-style watch party in Los Angeles to a packed fan zone in New York's Times Square, U.S. soccer fans reacted with pride, anticipation and nerves on Friday as the 2026 World Cup draw set the stage for next summer's expanded tournament.
As co-hosts alongside Mexico and the United States, Canada was an automatic qualifier for the 2026 World Cup. When Canada qualified for the 2022 tournament, it ended a 36-year World Cup drought. Having not gotten out of the group stage of its two prior World Cup appearances,