World Cup 2026

[parky]

ChatGPT can you please suggest how to conduct a draw for the World Cup in the USA.

The ceremony gets started at 17:00 GMT (12:00 local time) on 5 December, but there's going to be far more to this glitzy event than simply pulling the countries out of a hat.

Supermodel Heidi Klum, comedian Kevin Hart and actor and producer Danny Ramirez will co-host.

Before the draw there will be live music performances from Andrea Bocelli, Robbie Williams and Nicole Scherzinger, while Fifa president Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump are both expected to make speeches.

Then it is on to video clips of the finalists, introductions and the draw itself.

Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand will conduct the draw.

The 47-year-old will be joined by broadcaster Samantha Johnson and a host of sporting greats, including Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky, Aaron Judge and Shaquille O'Neal.

Once the draw has been completed, the Village People will perform YMCA to bring the curtain down, with the entire ceremony expected to last about 90 minutes.

[Winston Biscuit]

being in America, I wonder if they actually have an allocated 'razzmatazz' section on the agenda, with a Director Of Razzmatazz working it

"please welcome to the stage, Bradley Brettburger, Chief Director of Razzmatazz freedoms"

::100ft US flag unfurls from above, fireworks go off, US Navy march across the stage, B Brettburger puts hand on heart as if this couldn't be any more meaningful::

[Sutekh]

I see the host nations are put into the top seeds group rather than where they should be which forces other countries to be seeded where they shouldn’t really be

Looking forward to a group of Canada, Australia, Qatar & Cape Verde

[sputnik]

peace prize

[genome]

[Sutekh]

[Sutekh]

peace prize

FIFA is of course totally non political

[SouthDownsRoyal]

peace prize

Lol what a load of shit.

It’s hilarious how much all these people must hate trump yet bow down to him like they do

[SouthDownsRoyal]

I didn’t expect this so be my evening tv viewing

[Sutekh]

Forgot how ******* ridiculous these things are. Pointless interviews and film shorts every opportunity and no doubt a song and dance act between each pot being opened.

[Sutekh]

This is truly excruciating

[WestYorksRoyal]

Glad I watched Pointless

[bcubed]

Croatia in England's group

How does this keep happening?

[windermereROYAL]

How do Mexico Canada and USA get in pot one? those groups are ridiculous

[Sutekh]

GROUP A
Mexico
South Korea
South Africa
Denmark, Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland or North Macedonia

GROUP B
Canada
Switzerland
Qatar
Italy, Wales, Bosnia-Herzegovina or Northern Ireland

GROUP C
Brazil
Morocco
SCOTLAND
Haiti

GROUP D
United States
Australia
Paraguay
Turkey, Slovakia, Kosovo or Romania

GROUP E
Germany
Ecuador
Ivory Coast
Curacao

GROUP F
Netherlands
Japan
Tunisia
Ukraine, Poland, Albania or Sweden

GROUP G
Belgium
Iran
Egypt
New Zealand

GROUP H
Spain
Uruguay
Saudi Arabia
Cape Verde

GROUP I
France
Senegal
Norway
Iraq, Bolivia or Suriname

GROUP J
Argentina
Austria
Algeria
Jordan

GROUP K
Portugal
Columbia
Uzbekistan
DR Congo, Jamaica or New Caledonia

GROUP L
ENGLAND
Croatia
Panama
Ghana

[WestYorksRoyal]

I'd argue quite a tricky group. Croatia not the team they were but still pretty good - Modric still a magician at 40. And Ghana historically one of the best African teams. Panama whipping boys.

You want to be challenged early on though, so happy with it.

[Winston Biscuit]

Ghana are apparently quite rubbish these days. They had a very easy qualifying group for this WC, and they didn't qualify for the upcoming Afcon where they didn't win a single game

[WestYorksRoyal]

Ghana are apparently quite rubbish these days. They had a very easy qualifying group for this WC, and they didn't qualify for the upcoming Afcon where they didn't win a single game

I did wonder why they were pot 4 beneath the likes of Panama and Uzbekistan.

Getting Croatia did us a favour - meant we couldn't get Norway from Pot 3, nor potential UEFA PO winners like Italy or Sweden from Pot 4.

[Winston Biscuit]

Ghana world cup qualifying



Ghana's recent Afcon qualifying failure

[sputnik]

ICH!