World Cup draw: Soccer fans find out who their country plays in group stage
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The World Cup draw will determine which teams face off against each other in the group stage at the 2026 showpiece event in the US, Canada and Mexico. Follow live updates from CNN Sports.
• Draw begins at noon ET: Most of the 48 nations competing for the ultimate prize in international soccer will have their group announced today for the opening stages of the 2026 World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada. • A political dimension: President Donald Trump will be on hand for today’s draw at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. He’s widely expected to win the newly created FIFA Peace Prize. It won’t just be Donald Trump attending the ceremony in Washington DC. Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney have also confirmed they will be in attendance. It will be fascinating to see how the three leaders interact before, during and after the draw given relationships between Trump and the two other co-host nations have been strained in the buildup to this tournament. Watch more below.
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