The World Cup is going big for the 2026 edition of soccer's most illustrious tournament, expanding to 48 teams for the first time ever in the joint-hosted tournament held in USA, Canada, and Mexico.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico is fast approaching. Here's what to know about the tournament's format. The World Cup draw on Friday will separate 48 teams (and placeholders) into 12 groups of four teams each. Each team will play three games in the group stage, one against every team in its group.

The FIFA World Cup Final Draw will take place Friday morning in Washington D.C. WFAA has sent a crew to the U.S. capital to cover the event, and we'll have live coverage from watch parties all over DFW starting at 10 a.m. CT on WFAA+. FIFA's Final Draw will begin at 11 a.m. CT.

WASHINGTON — The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw takes place Friday in Washington, determining which teams will face each other when the tournament kicks off next summer across North America. The expanded 48-team tournament will be the largest World Cup in history, with matches scheduled across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

While we await the draw and the kickoff in a few months, the complete schedule for the 2026 World Cup is already set. The FIFA World Cup 2026 is shaping up to be a truly massive event. Forty-eight teams, spread across 16 host cities in Canada, Mexico, and ...

World Cup draw on Friday December 5 will reveal fixtures for summers North America showpiece; England and Scotland in the hat with Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Wales hoping to qualify through play-offs;

The Seattle Sounders have released their 2026 regular season schedule, packed with marquee matchups before and after the FIFA World Cup.