2026 FIFA World Cup draw live updates
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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.
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 United States will face Australia, Paraguay and a European playoff winner in group stage play when the tournament opens next summer.
The U.S. manager knows just how quickly the fire of a World Cup dream can be extinguished. He wants his players to never know that feeling
AT&T Stadium, which will be known as Dallas Stadium during the tournament, will host five group stage matches; Two for Group F, two for Group J and one for Group L. The first of the five matches in Arlington will take place on Sunday, June 14. FIFA will release a final match schedule for the group stage on Saturday.
The 48-team field, the largest in the competition’s history, will be divided into 12 groups of four during a draw held in Washington, D.C.
Mexico was drawn into a group with South Africa, South Korea and the UEFA Playoff D winner – Denmark, Ireland, Czech Republic or North Macedonia. El Tri will face South Africa in the tournament's opening match on June 11, 16 years after the two sides played the first game in the 2010 World Cup.
The group stage has been set for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here are the odds for each team to advance to the knockout stage.