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Mexico is successful Group A, Canada successful Group B and the United States successful Group D
The 48 nations participating successful the biggest FIFA World Cup ever adjacent summertime successful North America were placed into 12 groups connected Friday.
The drafting ceremonial took spot astatine the Kennedy Centre successful Washington, D.C., wherever U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney joined FIFA president Gianni Infantino to correspond the 3 countries co-hosting the expanded planetary shot tournament.
“This volition beryllium the top FIFA World Cup ever. The top lawsuit humanity volition ever see,” Mr. Infantino said earlier the draw.
“I volition enactment it successful presumption that the American assemblage volition understand,” helium added. “The World Cup is similar 104 Super Bowls successful 1 month.”
Mexico is successful Group A, Canada successful Group B and the United States successful Group D.
Friday’s (December 5) festivities were hosted by supermodel Heidi Klum and actor/comedian Kevin Hart and kicked disconnected with a show by legendary Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. Robbie Williams and Nicole Scherzinger sang the authoritative FIFA anthem “Desire,” followed by the presumption of the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize to Mr. Trump.
Forty-two nations person qualified. The different six participants are inactive to beryllium determined done UEFA and inter-confederation playoffs being held successful March.
In 188 days, Mexico volition play the archetypal lucifer of the tourney connected June 11 astatine the Estadio Azteca successful Mexico City.
The implicit World Cup schedule, including venues and kickoff times, volition beryllium confirmed astatine noon ET connected Saturday (December 6).
The apical 2 finishers from each group, on with the 8 champion third-place teams, volition beforehand to the last 32 for the knockout stage.
The title lucifer volition instrumentality spot connected July 19 astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, N.J.
Matches are taking spot successful 16 cities crossed North America, including 2 successful Canada (Toronto, Vancouver) and 3 successful Mexico (Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara).
Locations crossed the U.S. are Atlanta, Boston (Foxborough, Mass.), Dallas (Arlington, Texas), Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles (Inglewood, Calif.), Miami (Miami Gardens, Fla.), New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford, N.J.), Philadelphia, San Francisco (Santa Clara, Calif.) and Seattle.
The pre-tournament favorites, according to DraftKings, are Spain (+450), England (+600), France (+700), Brazil (+800) and Argentina (+800).
Argentina is the defending World Cup champion, with superstar Lionel Messi starring the squad to a title successful the 32-team tourney successful Qatar successful 2022.
