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The draw for the FIFA World Cup 2026 will be held at the Kennedy Center in Washington on December 5, US President Donald Trump announced on Friday.
The 48-team marquee event will take place across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
The potential venue for the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw is Las Vegas, a location where the US-hosted event concluded in 1994.
Meanwhile, this time the draw will be held at the Kennedy Center, a performing arts venue.
Following the announcement, Donald Trump lauded the football World Cup as the biggest event in sports.
“It’s the biggest, probably the biggest event in sports,” Trump said.
“It’s a tremendous honor to bring the global event and this incredible group of people and these unbelievable athletes – the best athletes in the world – to the cultural center of our nation’s capital,” Trump said.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who brought with him the World Cup trophy, also took part in the draw announcement from the Oval Office at the White House.
“This is this will be absolutely fantastic, the biggest event ever. And everything will start here in Washington, DC, at the Kennedy Center – or the Trump Kennedy Center,” Infantino said in a light-hearted manner.
“The draw will be broadcast live all over the world and will be watched by one billion viewers,” Infantino said.
For the unversed, the FIFA 2027 World Cup has been expanded from 32 to 48 teams.
The highly anticipated draw will organize the 48 teams into 12 groups of four.
The top two teams from each group, along with the eight best third-place teams, will advance to the knockout rounds.
