A record 48 teams will take part in the FIFA World Cup tournament this summer. There are 48 teams in the tournament, and the draw separates them into 12 groups of four, with the top teams possibly avoiding each other until the semifinals. The draw ceremony ...

More than 80 minutes into Friday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup draw ceremony in Washington, D.C., millions of people all over the globe finally spotted exactly what they came to see. There they were, on the Kennedy Center stage. Inside those balls were the names ...

WASHINGTON — The draw for the biggest World Cup in history was probably the cringiest. "This will be the greatest FIFA World Cup ever," said FIFA president Gianni Infantino, no stranger to hyperbole. "The greatest event humanity will ever see." How great?

The stage is finally set. The FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw has sorted the groups, locked in the matchups and laid out the journey that will unfold across North America this upcoming summer. The combination of the Draw and official schedule release ...

The stage is officially set for the 2026 World Cup! The World Cup draw took place today, meaning we now know every country's opponents for next year's tournament, except for six spots that the final playoffs will determine in March. Along with the groups ...

Argentina's head coach Lionel Scaloni places the World Cup trophy down Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images Follow live coverage of today’s 2026 World Cup schedule announcement. “More games, more excitement, more teams,” began a FIFA press release ...

The Random Selection Draw, which is the third phase of applying for 2026 FIFA World Cup tickets, has concluded. It lasted from Dec. 11, 2025 to Jan. 13, 2026, giving hopeful fans another chance at landing tickets for the quadrennial tournament. The third ...