FIFA held a draw to determine who all 48 participating countries in the FIFA World Cup 2026 will face in the group phase of the tournament, which the U.S., Canada and Mexico are co-hosting.

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.

When Canada qualified for the 2022 tournament, it ended a 36-year World Cup drought. Having not gotten out of the group stage of its two prior World Cup appearances, Canada will be aiming at the knockout rounds in 2026. The last (and only) major trophy won by Canada was the Concacaf Gold Cup in 2000.

FIFA's World Cup draw will be Friday, where FIFA President Gianni Infantino will decide which countries will play each other in the initial rounds of the tournament.

President Donald Trump was awarded the very first FIFA Peace Prize on Friday at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., during the World Cup final draw. FIFA president Gianni Infantino gave Trump the award, which included a trophy of golden hands holding a soccer ball.

Australian world champion Jai Opetaia will put his IBF cruiserweight world title on the line for a fourth time this evening when he battles German veteran Huseyin Cinkara on the Gold Coast.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will begin on June 11 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico, with a matchup between host nation Mexico and Group A challenger South Africa. In 2010, South Africa became the first African nation to host a World Cup.

The World Cup draw featured Gianni Infantino, Donald Trump and other host-nation leaders as FIFA unveiled the 12 four-team groups for next year's tournament.

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.

The United States will face Australia, Paraguay and a European playoff winner in group stage play when the tournament opens next summer.

Germany, four-time winners of the World Cup, will be looking to have a strong tournament in 2026 after not getting out of the group in 2018 and 2022.