The draw for the tournament took place at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and followed President Donald Trump receiving the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize. The full results of the draw can be seen here and you can also watch The Athletic FC Podcast team’s reaction to the ceremony on YouTube.

After the final 2026 World Cup draw on Friday in Washington D.C., we have a much better idea of the teams that will play most of the six games scheduled at Levi’s Stadium in the Bay Area. These are the final group allocations: * Teams that will play in the Bay Area / **Teams that might potentially play in the Bay Area

Friday’s World Cup draw set the 12 groups for next summer’s World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. It established the matchups possible for the six games that will come to Philadelphia, with the schedule to be formally announced on Saturday.

The live results of the 2026 World Cup draw, along with detailed schedule information for all 48 qualifying teams.

Today we learned the short list of who will be playing at Gillette Stadium next year.

The United States is the Group D favorite following the draw for World Cup 2026. It's first-round opponents include Paraguay and Australia.