World Cup hosts Trump, Carney and Sheinbaum draw their nations

The Manila Times

World Cup hosts Trump, Carney and Sheinbaum draw their nations  The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw began on Dec. 5, 2025 with US President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum picking their respective nations during a high-profile ceremony at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.   The event, starting at 1700 GMT, featured Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli performing 'Nessun Dorma,' followed by pre-draw festivities.  The draw, which utilizes a new seeding system, ensures the top four sides—Spain, defending champions Argentina, 2022 runners-up France, and England—are prevented from meeting until the semi-finals if they top their groups.   The allocation of groups for the expanded 48-team competition is due to begin at around 1800GMT. The 48 teams - including six still-to-be-decided playoff winners - will be divided into 12 groups of four to produce a mammoth 104-match schedule across 16 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.  UNRESTRICTED POOL VIA REUTERS

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00:00Which team will be drawn by Mr. Mark Carney?

00:09Oh, Canada! Congratulations!

00:13Canada, ladies and gentlemen, the first.

00:17Let's see the most important tournament in the world.

00:23Let's see what the team is.

00:28Viva Mexico!

00:34For years, Johnny, they've thought soccer or football would be so big, so fast.

00:41And I remember, I shouldn't say this because it was a long time ago,

00:45but I remember watching Pelé play on a team called the Cosmos.

00:50Pelé, who is fantastic, as you know, I assume one of the greats.

00:54Oh, yes. Pelé, let's applaud Pelé, please.

00:58All right.

00:59All right.

01:00This is in the world.

01:02The first match is the 6th century, as we saw in the world from competition.

01:04Let's see.

01:06The last match is our first match.

01:08It's okay.

01:09We have to take this long story.

01:11Have a long time.

01:12This was our first match is our second match.

01:13We're just using the proper match.

01:15If it's open, it's open to you, we're just going to look back to you.

01:17Just find out for the next match.

01:18And you're not going to look back to us.

01:20We are not going to look back to you.

01:22Just want to look back, you're not going to look back.

01:23Now we have to go.

01:25You

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