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.

With 1.23 million viewers tuned into FOX's broadcast of The Final Draw on Friday, it became the most-watched Final Draw in English-language TV history in the U.S.

Follow live coverage as teams are drawn for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The tournament will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada next summer.

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.

Co-host nation Mexico is the highest-ranked team in its group, but only by seven spots, as South Korea is ranked 22nd in the world by FIFA. That gap could get even smaller if Denmark, the 21st-ranked team in the world, wins its playoff matches and rounds out Group A.

The 2026 World Cup draw fuels predictable hype, but modern football shows it matters less tactically and more psychologically ahead of the tournament.

In 188 days, the first of nine World Cup matches will take place at AT&T Stadium. With the dust settled following the draw and match schedule reveal for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, leaders of the North Texas Organizing Committee held a news conference Tuesday morning.

The next opportunity to buy 2026 FIFA World Cup tickets starts this Thursday, Dec. 11. Here is everything you need to know to apply for the ticket lottery.

Brazil was drawn in Group C — which will play two of its matches in Boston. France is in Group I, which also plays two matches in Boston.