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 FIFA World Cup draw ceremony begins at Noon ET on Friday, Dec. 5 in Washington, D.C. The 2026 World Cup draw is being held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.

Watch the 2026 Men's FIFA World Cup Draw live. Stream every moment as nations learn their group-stage fate ahead of soccer’s biggest tournament.

The only time in the history of the World Cup that lots have been drawn was in 1990, when the Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands finished with identical records in the group stage.

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.

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