2026 World Cup draw event gets started with Trump in attendance

Coverage of the 2026 World Cup draw, with 42 teams and those still in the playoffs awaiting their fate.

Infantino is out for his first speech.

I say first as he made two in the space of 10 minutes at the draw for the playoffs.

A decent start to the night. Let's see where it goes from here.

– Friday, 5 December 2025

You wouldn't be foolish to think this was a USA-only World Cup given the location of the draw, Trump's involvement and so on, but Canada and Mexico are also co-hosts.

Let's see how much of a say they get in tonight's proceedings.

If you didn't know by now, this is very much the US president's big day.

He is set to become the first recipient of the FIFA Peace Prize because, well, of course he is.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who made up the award, will likely be next to Trump for the entirety of the night.

The draw itself - the only thing most people care about - won't take place for at least an hour with this being a full event.

Robbie Williams, Nicole Scherzinger and Andrea Bocelli will all perform, as will the Village People after the draw.

They will play their iconic hit "YMCA", which conveniently was the theme song to Donald Trump's campaign rallies.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the 2026 World Cup draw, which is taking place in Washington D.C.