President Trump will attend and speak at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Draw ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
During the ceremony, countries will be drawn at random and divided into twelve groups of four to compete in brackets for the final prize in soccor’s biggest tournament.
The US will host the 104-game FIFA tournament with 48 teams in cities across the country next year.
Following the draw at the Kennedy Center, a new award ceremony will also be held, honoring the winner of the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize, which was announced in November to be awarded to someone who has taken “exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and by doing so have united people across the world.”
Per CNN:
As billions of fans around the world tune in to watch the World Cup draw on Friday, they’ll also have the opportunity to watch FIFA President Gianni Infantino present a new, somewhat puzzling, award.
World soccer’s governing body announced in November that this year will see the introduction of the FIFA Peace Prize – a new annual accolade given to someone who FIFA says has taken “exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and by doing so have united people across the world.”
FIFA says the award will be presented on behalf of more than 5 billion soccer fans worldwide, but how the winner is chosen isn’t exactly clear.
And, perhaps most notably, President Donald Trump is widely rumored to be the recipient of the inaugural prize.
President Trump’s attendance at the ceremony is scheduled for 11:40 am ET.
The draw is scheduled to begin at 12 pm ET.
Watch live below:
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