The U.S. capital played host to the draw for the 2026 World Cup, revealing the groups, matchups and venues for next summer’s tournament in North America.
The United States men’s national team had already been placed in Group D as a host and learned its three opponents in the draw, a star-studded affair taking place at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump attended and was handed the inaugural “FIFA peace prize,” an award that was announced weeks after the president was not named the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
“This will be the greatest World Cup ever, the greatest event mankind will ever see,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on stage.
This edition of the draw featured some new wrinkles as the field expands from 32 to 48 for the first time, with 12 groups of four and separate pathways for the world’s four highest-ranked teams.
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