A number of sports celebs will be on hand to help with Friday’s Final Draw for the 2026 World Cup, which will include Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and Giants great Eli Manning.

Judge will be serving as a draw assistant, according to the FIFA announcement, while Manning will be the red carpet host for the draw.

Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky and Shaquille O’Neal will also serve as draw assistants for the event from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC.

“I follow soccer closely, so being part of the World Cup draw is incredibly special,” Judge said in a statement. “With the final set for New York New Jersey – right where I play – I can’t wait to see which teams will be battling for the title in our own backyard.”

The draw assists primarily help to pick the balls f

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