FIFA World Cup draw live updates: United States to face Australia, Paraguay and winner of Turkey, Romania, Slovakia and Kosovo

Follow live coverage as teams are drawn for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The tournament will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada next summer.

World Cup draw: Matchups are set after ceremony featuring a prize for Trump and plenty of fanfare

Today’s World Cup draw determined which teams will face off in the group stage, and also featured the awarding of the newly created FIFA Peace Prize to President Donald Trump. Follow live updates.

World Cup 2026 draw live updates: Results, groups and match schedule from today’s ceremony

The draw for the tournament took place at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and followed President Donald Trump receiving the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize. The full results of the draw can be seen here and you can also watch The Athletic FC Podcast team’s reaction to the ceremony on YouTube.

World Cup draw winners and losers: Big day for USMNT, Donald Trump

The draw for the biggest World Cup in history was probably the cringiest as the two-hour event didn't feature much soccer.

Music, Comedy and a Whole Lot of Trump. and Then Finally, an Actual World Cup Draw

Perhaps it's fitting that after the World Cup draw ceremony began, it took about 90 minutes for the actual drawing of teams to begin in earnest
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