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2026 World Cup, group of death

From the U.S. fate to the group of death, here are 5 takeaways from the World Cup draw

The 42 teams that have qualified so far for next year's FIFA World Cup now know who they'll face in the initial phase of the tournament taking place across the U.S., Canada and Mexico in 2026.

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2026 World Cup group of death? England gets Croatia in nightmare draw

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2026 World Cup draw: How U.S. matches up against group stage foes

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FIFA World Cup 2026 draw has US highest ranked in group

The FIFA World Cup draw is complete, save for the winners of the various international playoffs to determine the final six of the 48 men's national teams in the field next summer.

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World Cup draw could hardly have gone better for US

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Canada drawn to play Switzerland, Qatar in Group B of 2026 World Cup, could face Italy

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Photos of the FIFA World Cup draw for the 2026 soccer tournament

Presidents from the three host countries attended the event, with U.S. President Donald Trump receiving FIFA's first peace prize.

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2026 FIFA World Cup draw live updates: groups, matches, reaction

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Biggest World Cup set on Friday: Meet the nations making their debut

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Brady, Shaq, and Village People: Top Moments from the 2026 FIFA World Cup Draw

Friday's draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., determined the paths and groups for the teams that will participate in next summer's tournament that will be spread across three countries and ...

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FIFA World Cup draw 2026: See results, groups, teams and schedule

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The Latest: 2026 FIFA World Cup Draw to Unveil Group Picks

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Donald Trump awarded inaugural FIFA peace prize at World Cup draw

United States president Donald Trump was unsurprisingly given the first ever FIFA peace prize at Friday’s World Cup draw ceremony in Washington DC.

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World Cup draw LIVE reaction as Tom Brady answers Scotland request

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Thomas Tuchel says England ‘hungry’ as familiar foes await in awkward World Cup draw

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World Cup draw: Ireland could face Mexico, South Korea and South Africa if they win playoffs

They will play Mexico, South Africa and Korea Republic - if they win their play-off matches against the Czech Republic and either North Macedonia or Denmark.

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Trump takes centre stage at FIFA World Cup draw

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FIFA World Cup draw: What to expect and how the groups will be decided

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World’s top 100 cities revealed — Los Angeles and Orlando climb the rankings

Data analytics company Euromonitor International has revealed its top 100 city destinations for 2025 and there are a few changes at the top of the list.

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2026 World Cup Power Rankings: Draw fallout sees USMNT close to top 10; Spain edge Argentina at the top

Jesse Marsch will lead Canada at the 2026 World Cup that will be played on their home soil. A lot will depend on who will qualify in the last spot of the group. If Italy do, things will be much more difficult for Canada.

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Top 100 Courses in the World 2025-26: Our raters’ votes, revealed!

Our 2025-26 ranking of the Top 100 Courses in the World is a celebration of the greatest designs around the globe.

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Bangkok is the world’s most visited city. But badly behaved tourists are creating problems in Asia

In our roundup of travel news this week: the world’s top 100 cities for 2025, the world’s best hotels, the world’s tallest hotel, the world’s longest, deepest, undersea rail tunnel, plus two new record-breaking bridges in China and Kashmir.

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England’s World Cup 2026 fixtures: Group opponents, dates and venues after draw confirmed

England will play a familiar foe in Croatia at the 2026 World Cup, as the 48-nation tournament began to take shape in Friday’s draw in Washington DC. Croatia knocked out England from the 2018 World Cup at the semi-final stage.