The United States could hardly have asked for a better draw at the 2026 World Cup. The co-host should expect to stick around at its own party until at least the round of 32 after being grouped with Paraguay,

The FIFA 2026 World Cup draw took place on Friday evening, with Gianni Infantino putting on a spectacle in Washington DC, but it didn't go down well with many, including BBC commentator Jonathan Pearce.

Viewers of Friday’s 2026 World Cup draw were left disgusted when FIFA president Gianni Infantino was introduced on stage to kick off the event. Infantino, who has been the president of FIFA, world soccer’s governing body,

GIANNI INFANTINO was forced to intervene during the World Cup draw – after fears that host Kevin Hart was about to give away secret details about the final’s half-time show. England

Sepp Blatter can no longer bring himself to say Gianni Infantino’s name. Instead, the Swiss administrator – who ran Fifa from 1998 to 2015 until he left amid an enormous corruption scandal – refers to Infantino only as “my successor” and “the leader” as he takes his adversary to task ahead of Friday’s World Cup draw.

A record 48 teams will take part next year with Cape Verde, Jordan, Uzbekistan and Curaçao all appearing in football's premier event for the first time. View on euronews