The furthest north the World Cup has gone is Sandviken in Sweden in 1958, the furthest east is Sapporo in Japan in 2002 and the furthest south is Mar del Plata in Argentina in 1978. While 48 teams will compete at the 2026 World Cup, there are 64 teams involved in tomorrow's draw.

Some big names will be playing here, too, like Lionel Messi and Argentina and a star-studded Netherlands squad that should bring a big traveling fan base. While initial expectations were some 650,000 fans could travel to KC as part of the World Cup games, that number may now be bigger, representatives from KC2026 say.

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.

The 2026 World Cup draw was made on Friday and the tournament schedule was released on Saturday The USMNT will start their World Cup campaign against Paraguay in LA on June 12 at 9 p.m. ET. They play Australia in Seattle on June 19 at 3 p.m. before taking on a playoff winner in LA on June 25 at 10 p.m.

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.

Now that the 2026 World Cup draw has taken place and we know the when, where and who of it all, how do the groups rank from the easiest to the hardest?

With the majority of the field confirmed, the 2026 FIFA World Cup Draw will set the matchups for the global soccer tournament.

Could the U.S. have asked for a better result? Is France still the favorite in its group? These are the winners and losers from Friday's World Cup draw.

World Cup draw will reveal the groups for 2026 FIFA tournament in North America.

Brazil and France are among the nine teams guaranteed to come to Philadelphia for World Cup group stage games next summer, revealed by FIFA on Saturday.

The World Cup draw takes place Friday, featuring four debuting teams: Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan.

The USA will begin the 2026 World Cup against Paraguay as part of what initially appears to be a favorable draw for the hosts. Mauricio Pochettino's side will also take on Australia and the winners of one of the four European playoffs to secure a spot at the tournament, either Turkiye, Romania, Slovakia and Kosovo.