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World Cup draw ceremony underway as FIFA awards peace prize to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2026 World Cup draw began Friday with FIFA awarding its first peace prize to U.S. President Donald Trump, who has campaigned to win the Nobel Peace Prize. FIFA President Gianni Infantino gave Trump a large gold-colored trophy and a ...
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How does the World Cup draw work? The AP explains FIFA's process for dividing teams into groups

WASHINGTON(AP) — The draw for the 2026 World Cup takes place Friday at the Kennedy Center, for the purpose of dividing the 48-team field into 12 groups of four. Once the tournament starts, 32 teams will advance from those preliminary groups to the single ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

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

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Cup draw determines where teams will play at next year's soccer tournament between 48 nations that will run from June 11 ...