Few games, though, will rival the stakes of Saturday’s match, which will see Spanish legends Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets hang up the boots, while Messi, Busquets, and Rodrigo De Paul look to become the first players to have an MLS Cup and World Cup title on their resumes.

Canada will not find out who it'll open the World Cup against until March, leaving Jesse Marsch & Co. with an incomplete post-draw feeling

Follow live coverage as teams are drawn for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The tournament will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada next summer.

Canada learned their 2026 FIFA World Cup draw on Friday, slotting into Group B alongside Switzerland, Qatar and the winner of UEFA Playoff A.

As the world descends on the USA, Canada and Mexico, it's time to fire up the age-old debate of what to call the beautiful game

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 their title defense against Algeria and the U.S. will open against Paraguay.

President Sheinbaum joined Trump and Carney on the Kennedy Center stage in Washington for the FIFA World Cup draw.

The World Cup will be held in more than a dozen cities across the U.S., Mexico and Canada next June - including Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

The last time the United States hosted the World Cup, U.S. Soccer built on the the financial infusion and the public’s excitement to help launch Major League Soccer.

FIFA awarded President Donald Trump its inaugural Peace Prize, and Trump suggested soccer should be called football and the NFL should be renamed during the World Cup.