2026 World Cup groups announced by FIFA in ceremony in Washington

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2026 World Cup groups announced by FIFA in ceremony in Washington  A record 48 teams will take part next year with Cape Verde, Jordan, Uzbekistan and Curaçao all appearing in football's premier event for the first time.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/05/2026-world-cup-groups-announced-by-fifa-in-ceremony-in-washington  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00A record 48 teams will take part in next year's World Cup, set to kick off in Mexico City in June.

00:08FIFA announced all 12 groups that include the 42 teams in a ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

00:15Six of the participating teams at the World Cup have yet to be determined and will only be known in March.

00:21The World Cup welcomed a lot of newcomers, with Cape Verde, Jordan, Uzbekistan and Curaçao

00:27all appearing in the football's premier event for the first time.

00:32During the ceremony, U.S. President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA Peace Prize by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, a close Trump ally.

00:42Infantino praised Trump for promoting peace and unity around the world.

00:47However, critics noted that the award's timing coincided with the Trump administration's campaign of strikes in the Caribbean

00:54targeting alleged drug smugglers and also comes just days after Trump referred to Somalia as, quote, garbage.

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