World Cup 2026 draw ceremony: FIFA President speaks

Italian singer Andrea Bocelli performed at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC (USA). This was followed by a speech by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

WORLD CUP 2026 DRAW RESULTS:

Table A	Group B	Table C	Table D	Table E	Group F	Group G	Group H	Table I	Table J	Table K	Table L

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0:15, after the organizers broadcast the video about the World Cup. The MC introduced FIFA president Gianni Infantino to the stage to give a speech.

Mr. Gianni Infantino stepped up and introduced special guests present at the ceremony such as US President Donald Trump, Mexican President Caludia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

He shared that football is the language of passion and love. President Infantino affirmed that the 2026 World Cup is one of the biggest events that fans have ever witnessed with 16 host cities, 48 ​​teams competing to find the champion.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks at the 2026 World Cup draw - Photo: REUTERS

VIP guests present at the 2026 World Cup draw ceremony - Photo: REUTERS

0:06, the two MCs of the 2026 World Cup draw ceremony, comedian Kevin Hart and supermodel Heidi Klum, appeared on stage.

Comedian Kevin Hart (left) and supermodel Heidi Klum are the two MCs of the 2026 World Cup draw - Photo: REUTERS

0:00, the 2026 World Cup draw officially begins. Italian singer Andrea Bocelli opens the show. The 2026 World Cup draw takes place at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC (USA).

Andrea Bocelli performs Nessun Dorma from the opera Turandot. The song was used as the theme song for the 1990 World Cup in Italy.

Singer Andrea Bocelli "heats up" the Kennedy Center with an impressive opening performance - Photo: REUTERS

Scene of the 2026 World Cup draw ceremony - Photo: REUTERS

At 11:45 p.m. , US President Donald Trump and VIP guests appeared at the 2026 World Cup draw ceremony.

US President Donald Trump (left) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino appeared at the 2026 World Cup draw - Photo: REUTERS

Mr. Trump (left) and Mr. Gianni Infantino happily answered media interviews - Photo: REUTERS

Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti attends the draw. Brazil, the five-time World Cup champions, are the top seed for next year's tournament - Photo: REUTERS

Saudi Arabia coach Herve Renard was present at the draw ceremony. Saudi Arabia is one of eight Asian football representatives participating in the 2026 World Cup - Photo: REUTERS

Alien Ronaldo de Lima (left) is an indispensable character at FIFA events - Photo: REUTERS

INFORMATION BEFORE THE DRAW CEREMONY:

42/48 teams have been determined

After the qualifying round in November, the 2026 FIFA World Cup has determined 42/48 participating teams.

The 42 specific teams are as follows: Co-hosts (3): Canada, Mexico, United States; Asia (8): Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan; Africa (9): Algeria, Cabo Verde, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia; North Central America and the Caribbean (3): Curaçao, Haiti, Panama; South America (6): Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay; Oceania (1): New Zealand; Europe (12): Austria, Belgium, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland.

The 2026 World Cup still has 6 spots to be determined in March 2026. Of which 2 spots are for the winners of the intercontinental play-off and 4 spots for the winners of the European play-off.

Seed division

Based on the latest rankings, FIFA has divided the 48 teams into 4 seed groups. Group 1 includes the teams: Canada, Mexico, the United States, Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany .

The teams Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, Iran, South Korea, Ecuador, Austria, Australia are in pot 2.

Group 3 includes teams: Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Paraguay, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa.

Jordan, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Curaçao, Haiti, New Zealand and the six play-off winners are in pot 4.

The draw process will start with the drawing of group 1 teams into groups A to L. The same process will then take place for groups 2, 3 and 4.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held next summer in the United States, Mexico and Canada. It will be the first World Cup to feature 48 teams.

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