Friday's draw ceremony began at 1700GMT with a "pre-draw" show scheduled to last an hour, opened by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli singing Nessun Dorma - the theme to the Italia '90 World Cup.

Canada, Mexico, and the United States had what will be seen as relatively favorable draws for the 2026 World Cup.

FIFA released the World Cup schedule on Saturday that will feature 104 matches spread across 11 cities in the United States, with three in Mexico and two in Canada.

Follow live coverage as teams are drawn for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The tournament will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada next summer.

As co-hosts alongside Canada and the United States, Mexico was an automatic qualifier for the 2026 World Cup.

Texas could become a pivotal stage for Mexico and the USMNT. Could fans see the teams at AT&T Stadium in Arlington or NRG Stadium in Houston?

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will begin on June 11 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico, with a matchup between host nation Mexico and Group A challenger South Africa. In 2010, South Africa became the first African nation to host a World Cup.

El Tri now know the road to the knockout rounds as they got a pretty favorable draw

How World Cup favorites Argentina and Spain are positioned after draw, and how U.S. and Mexico fared with their groupings.

Mexico learned their 2026 FIFA World Cup draw on Friday, slotting into Group A alongside South Korea, South Africa and the winner of UEFA Playoff D.