Ammon News - Donald Trump announced Friday that the draw for the 2026 men’s World Cup will be held on 5 December at Washington’s Kennedy Center – and suggested he may even take part himself.

The US president made the announcement in the Oval Office alongside FIFA president Gianni Infantino and vice-president JD Vance. The ceremony will determine the 12 groups and opening fixtures for the first World Cup to feature 48 teams.

“It’s the biggest, probably the biggest event in sports,” said Trump, 79, wearing a red hat reading: Trump Was Right About Everything. Infantino likened the month-long tournament to “104 Super Bowls”, prompting Trump to add: “Some of them are bigger than Super Bowls, actually.”

The 2026 finals will be co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico. The tournament begins on 11 June at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium and ends on 19 July at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Washington is not among the 16 host cities, but Trump has turned the Kennedy Center into his personal fiefdom, installing himself as chair, replacing its board with loyalists and floating the name “Trump-Kennedy Center”. The Guardian