Here's how to watch the 2026 World Cup draw live, plus what you need to know about buying World Cup tickets, before or after the groupings are announced. Date: Friday, Dec. 5 Time: 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT Location: Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be a groundbreaking event that will usher football into a new era of international competition, with the draw to fill out the group stage and craft each nation's pathway to international glory.

President Donald Trump was in attendance at the drawing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, where the president received a prize from FIFA’s president Gianni Infantino in a highly anticipated ceremony.

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