The FIFA World Cup 2026 draw will feature a lineup of former and current star athletes assisting with the event.

Wales boss Steve Tandy is confident his side will grow to be a team that others want to avoid at the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

All rise for the FIFA World Cup drawing. Aaron Judge will be a part of the Final Draw for the 2026 World Cup this week in Washington, D.C., along with legends from the other major sports. The Final Dr

For the 2026 World Cup, FIFA will keep the top two ranked teams, Spain and Argentina, as well as the third-and-fourth-ranked teams (France and England) away from each other until the semifinals provided that each team wins their group. Those two pairs of teams will placed into different pathways during the draw.

Many considered Group E with Spain, Germany, Japan and Costa Rica the Group of Death in 2022. Japan won the group with two wins and a loss and Spain finished as the runner-up. Germany, a four-time World Cup champion, didn't even reach the knockout round. Both Japan and Spain, however, were eliminated in the Round of 16.

Ferdinand and Johnson will draw the 12, four-team groups with help from NFL great Tom Brady, hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky, basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, and New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge.

There are proposed changes to the League Cup where teams who qualify for the league phase of the Champions League will no longer participate in the League Cup. Plus the team chat the World Cup in 2035 and the joint bid between England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Emma Hayes has revitalized the U.S. U23 pathway and a win over England showed how it will help her options ahead of the 2027 World Cup.