Key Highlights
- That fourth team in the group will be decided by a playoff earlier next year among Turkey, Romania, Slovakia and Kosovo, USA TODAY reported.
- On paper, Turkey could be the most challenging if it were to make it to the U. S.'s group — based solely on its worldwide ranking by FIFA — soccer's global governing body. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe U. S.'s group stage opponents were selected at the World Cup draw on Friday, Dec.
- 5, at Washington D. C.’s John F.
- Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. The United States, Mexico and Canada will host the June 11-to-July 19, 2026, World Cup. From USA TODAY FIFA World Cup draw 2026: See results, groups, teams and scheduleThe three host countries had been put in pot 1 of the four pots from which countries were being selected Friday for the four-nation groups that open the competition next summer.
- By being in pot 1, the U. S.