The 2026 World Cup draw ceremony will take place this December 5 at 11:00 a.m. and will be attended by President Claudia Sheinbaum and her American counterpart Donald Trump.
Mexico City, December 3 (However).- The President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo confirmed this Wednesday his stake in it draw of the group stage of the World Cup 2026scheduled for this Friday, December 5 in Washington D. C., USA.
From “the morning of the town,” the federal president anticipated that this Thursday she will give more details about the itinerary, which could include her first face-to-face meeting with her counterpart Donald Trumpafter the start of the new US Government last January.
“I think I am going to go. Tomorrow we will tell you how it will be. It is a very short event. Yesterday I spoke with the president of FIFA and also the Ministry of Foreign Affairs learned, through the United States Department of State, that of course I am invited and that the President would be happy [Donald] Trump to receive us there,” he highlighted in the National Palace.
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 at 11:00 am (Central Mexico time), and could also be attended by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada.
The draw will define the integration of the twelve groups of four teams that will make up the first phase of the tournament. With this, Sheinbaum explained that his participation will be limited to the opening of one of the spheres that will determine the group that Mexico will lead in the competition.
FIFA advances possible rivals for Mexico for the opening of the World Cup
A few days before the draw for the 2026 World Cup, one of the biggest unknowns for Mexican fans was partially cleared up a few days ago, when a list was revealed of the possible rivals that Mexico could face in the opening match of the tournament, on Thursday, June 11 at the Azteca Stadium.
After analyzing the draw procedure published by FIFA, it was determined that there are 11 specific possibilities for this opening duel, ruling out Panama for belonging to the same confederation (Concacaf), since there cannot be two teams from the same area in a group.
Mexico’s 11 possible rivals for the opening of the 2026 World Cup are:
- Norway
- Egypt
- Algeria
- Scotland
- Paraguay
- Tunisia
- Ivory Coast
- Uzbekistan
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa