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The World Cup draw went the United States’ way. The U.S. men’s national team will be joined in Group D by Paraguay, Australia and a yet-to-be-determined European team, FIFA revealed Friday during a ...

WASHINGTON — The group stage for the 2026 World Cup is set following the FIFA draw at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday. The draw ceremony began at noon ET and determined ...

WASHINGTON — As a World Cup co-host, the U.S. men's national soccer team has long known it was going to play in the tournament — no qualifying necessary. It also knew the venues and dates for its ...

The groups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup are set following Friday's ceremony in Washington DC, with Rio Ferdinand leading the way and sporting icons such as Tom Brady, Shaquille O'Neal and Wayne Gretzky ...

SEATTLE – Once the attempt at providing entertainment ended, the FIFA Men’s World Cup draw on Friday yielded mixed results for those eagerly awaiting the matches to be played in the Pacific Northwest.

WASHINGTON — All around the globe, eyes focused Friday on the stage where World Cup paths were sorted, nations’ names chosen one by one in a draw that determined Argentina and Lionel Messi will start ...

Friday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup draw was tough for many reasons, and once we eventually got to the good stuff, the star-studded “draw assistants” were able to conjure up some belting groups. Forty-two ...