The draw ceremony for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place on Friday, 12 p.m. ET, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

A record 64 nations will participate to determine which 48 teams will take the tournament field this summer.

U.S. President Donald Trump is also expected to attend the event, as are President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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Today’s event has few recent parallels

There are few recent parallels to the fervor that’s about to descend on the Kennedy Center. When the U.S. last hosted the World Cup in 1994, the draw was held in Las Vegas and Bill Clinton , the president at the time, didn’t attend.

This week’s lineup is a reminder that for Trump — a two-term president, bestselling author and onetime realit

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