2026 World Cup group stage draw results
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An interactive exploration of all the possible groups your team could get in the 2026 World Cup, and which groups are easiest and hardest for whatever team you support.
Soccer fans in Kansas City united Friday to celebrate the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw. The draw was held at the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C.
BBC Sport Scotland invited Bournemouth midfielder Ryan Christie to discuss the draw, and some eagle-eyed Celtic fans spotted some of his old jerseys in the background. It has been four years since Christie left Celtic, but it’s great to see the Treble-winner still repping Scotland’s most successful club after all these years.
Friday's draw should offer some answers as to how the USMNT, Canada and Mexico could fare next year, with teams and schedules to be fully revealed.
Clarke, Scottish FA president Mike Mulraney and chief executive Ian Maxwell were pictured laughing as Scotland came out the pot, with teams like Paraguay, Ivory Coast, Tunisia and Egypt unable to be in Group C to avoid having more than one South American or African country in the same section.
Iran's national team coach will attend the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, D.C., despite an earlier announcement by the country's football federation that it would boycott the event, Iranian media reported Thursday.