President Donald Trump is set to attend the 2026 World Cup draw, where matchups for next summer's tournament will be revealed. Follow for updates.

Follow the World Cup draw with live updates and find out who the USMNT and soccer's best will be facing during the 2026 tournament. The expanded 2026 World Cup will be the biggest in history featuring 48 countries – up from 32 – battling for soccer's ultimate prize in North America.

Next summer's event will be the first ever 48-team World Cup, with those nations being broken up into 12 groups of four. From there, 104 matches will be played at 16 venues across the U.S., Canada and Mexico to determine a World Cup champion.

The 2026 World Cup draw took place in Washington DC on Friday and we had you covered for everything as it happened.

When Canada qualified for the 2022 tournament, it ended a 36-year World Cup drought. Having not gotten out of the group stage of its two prior World Cup appearances, Canada will be aiming at the knockout rounds in 2026. The last (and only) major trophy won by Canada was the Concacaf Gold Cup in 2000.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup groups are settled, and playoff games in March will determine the final slots. President Donald Trump was awarded a peace prize.

The Athletic's writers look ahead to the 2026 World Cup, after the 12 groups were drawn in Washington DC on Friday

The 2026 World Cup draw has taken place with the 12 groups confirmed for the tournament next summer.

As for the USMNT, Mauricio Pochettino will be pretty content with his nation’s opponents on home soil. With an average ranking of 33, Group D is the fifth-toughest, also containing Australia, Paraguay and UEFA Playoff Winner C, which will be one of Türkiye, Romania, Slovakia or Kosovo.