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 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.
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.
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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