MEXICO.- The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaumconfirmed this Wednesday that will attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup drawwhich will take place on December 5 in Washingtonwhere he will meet his American counterpart for the first time in person, Donald Trump.
“I think I’m going to go. I think so. I would travel on Thursday. “Tomorrow we will tell you how it will be,” the president said during her morning press conference, although she announced that It will be a very short trip.
The Mexican president pointed out that at the event, in which the Canadian Prime Minister will also be present, Mark Carney, could meet with Trump although “it is not yet defined.”
However, Claudia Sheinbaum said that if this were the case “it would be a very brief meeting.”
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“It is a very short event, but It is a good time for the two presidents to be and the Prime Minister of Canada together giving this image that North America and our commercial commitment continues”, emphasized the head of state.
What will Claudia Sheinbaum do in the 2026 World Cup draw?
Regarding the event, the president said that Your job will be to open the “little ball” of the hype in which the Mexican team will be.
As host countries, Mexico, United States and Canada They have already assigned the group from which they will be seeded in the draw for next year’s World Cup.
FIFA determined that Mexico will lead Group Awith which it is also assigned the opening match of the 2026 World Cup next Thursday, June 11, 2026 at the Azteca Stadium. Canada leads Group C, while the United States, which will have the majority of the games in the tournament, will lead Group D.
The draw will be one of the most important events prior to the contest, which Mexico co-organizes and which will have venues in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey.
The ceremony, where the future of the 48 national teams that will participate in the sporting event will be revealed, is scheduled to take place this December 5. The next day the match schedule and the stadiums in which they will be played will be drawn.
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