The FIFA World Cup draw ceremony begins at Noon ET on Friday, Dec. 5 in Washington, D.C. The 2026 World Cup draw is being held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.

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

Follow along for live updates and analysis as the pools and matchups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup are revealed. The draw is set to begin at 9 a.m. PST (Fox).

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw takes place on Friday afternoon at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

The World Cup Final Draw takes place Friday at 10/11 a.m. ET/CT. KHOU 11 will have live coverage beginning at 9/10 a.m. ET/CT and continuing through noon/1 p.m. ET/CT on the KHOU 11+ streaming app, available on FireTV, Roku, and Apple TV.

Some of the top-ranked soccer countries from across the globe are looking to earn their spot in the 2026 World Cup.

Aside from a very small amount of $60 tickets offered in the upper deck of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, prices in November ranged from $140 (for some upper-deck tickets in the group stage) to $1,270 (for lower- and second-level tickets to a quarterfinal match).