Andrea Bocelli opens the World Cup draw ceremony Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images Follow live coverage of today’s 2026 World Cup schedule announcement. WASHINGTON, D.C. — It began with Andrea ...

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will be held on Friday in Washington, D.C., and the qualified teams will learn who their three group stage opponents will be, as well as their paths to the final. The ...

48 teams will be named in the FIFA World Cup Draw for the first time ever. The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw features 48 teams split into 12 groups of four. The draw occurs December 5, 2025, at the Kennedy ...

The largest and most complex World Cup in history will kick off in a little more than six months. The 48-team tournament, the first to be played in three countries, will open in Mexico on June 11 and ...

Your country has qualified for the 2026 World Cup. You're excited about seeing your nation play with the best of the best. But the biggest question is, how will each team know their opponents? The ...

Dec 5 (Reuters) - Reaction to the 2026 World Cup draw that was conducted in Washington on Friday. "I believe it's a group we can win and I would have said that no matter who was in the group because I ...

WASHINGTON — The nation'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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - It's time to play Sports Jeopardy! Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky, Aaron Judge and Shaquille O'Neal. Ah, that's easy. Who are legends in their own fields? Uh, sorry, Michael. You are ...

The U.S. men’s soccer team will find out its 2026 FIFA World Cup group on Friday, facing possible tough opponents or easier ones, which will impact their chances of advancing to the knockout stage.