69 m. ago Vancouver fans react with excitement to FIFA 2026 World Cup draw

“We stared at each other, thinking, what are the odds?" soccer fan Corrado Lenzi said. “Italy in Canada — it would be a win-win for us, no matter who wins.”

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71 m. ago Trump praises Canada and Mexico for cooperation and ‘friendship’ at World Cup draw

While the World Cup will require close coordination among the three host countries, Trump is battling Canada and Mexico over trade, immigration and national security

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92 m. ago FIFA 2026 World Cup draw brings excitement to Vancouver, but also questions about preparedness

'Now that we know who Canada will be playing in Vancouver, the excitement is really taking off,' said Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim

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4 h. ago Here are all the countries that could play in Toronto during the FIFA World Cup

In case you've somehow missed it, the FIFA World Cup is coming to Toronto next year.And though we don't know exactly who will be playing in Toronto yet, we do at least have many of the potential teams nailed down after Friday's preliminary draw.Who is Canada playing in Toronto?After the first FIFA World Cup draw to determine the majority of group stage matches, Canada found out that they'll be playing a yet-to-qualify European opponent when their tournament kicks off on June 12, 2026.They'll be facing one of Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales or Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the four-time champions Italy the likely toughest draw they could get. They'll find out who their opponent is on March 31 of next year, after a four-team playoff to determine the fourth spot in Group B.Non-Canada matches in TorontoToronto also has five other matches to be hosted, with the potential matchups now out after Friday's draw.Basically, each of the following matchups will eit...

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5 h. ago Donald Trump awarded innaugural FIFA peace prize: ‘World is a safe place now’

U.S. president, who had pushed for Nobel recognition, praised during World Cup draw

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8 h. ago World Cup Draw Live: Canada’s Group stage opponents revealed at star

The groups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup are drawn at star-studded event in Washington, D.C.

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10 h. ago FIFA World Cup Draw Live: Who will Canada play? Trump gets peace award

Who's in which group? Which countries will play in Canada? Can you still buy tickets? Get the latest news for the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw.

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10 h. ago World Cup Draw Live: Who Canada will play in Group B — and which teams could come to Vancouver

Canada will open the tournament in Toronto against the winner of a European playoff, either Italy, Wales, Northern Ireland or Bosnia and Herzegovina. Canada will play Switzerland (June 24) and Qatar (June 18) in Vancouver

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10 h. ago World Cup Draw Live: Who Canada will play in Group B — Switzerland, Qatar, and maybe Italy will join them

Canada will open the tournament in Toronto against the winner of a European playoff, either Italy, Wales, Northern Ireland or Bosnia and Herzegovina. Canada will play Switzerland (June 24) and Qatar (June 18) in Vancouver

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10 h. ago World Cup Draw Recap: Who Canada will play in Group B — Switzerland, Qatar, and maybe Italy will join them

Canada will open the tournament in Toronto against the winner of a European playoff, either Italy, Wales, Northern Ireland or Bosnia and Herzegovina. Canada will play Switzerland (June 24) and Qatar (June 18) in Vancouver

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26 h. ago World Cup draw preview: Canada’s immediate opponents and path will finally be known

Which teams and fans will be coming to Vancouver for the World Cup next summer? Find out more

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32 h. ago Mark Carney to meet with Donald Trump while in DC for World Cup draw

The leaders haven't met since Doug Ford's Ronald Reagan anti-tariff TV spot sparked anger in Washington

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32 h. ago Carney to meet with Trump, Sheinbaum in D.C. as CUSMA future in question

The three leaders will be in Washington, D.C., for the FIFA World Cup draw, marking the first time they will be in the same room together.

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52 h. ago How does the World Cup draw work? Explaining FIFA’s process for dividing teams into groups

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-elimination knockout rounds. The 12 round-robin World Cup groups are designated Group A, Group […]

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53 h. ago Canada men draw Argentina, Fiji and Spain at 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia

As the lowest-ranked side in the expanded 24-team tournament, the Canadian men were always going to get a tough draw.

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7 d. ago Iran to boycott 2026 World Cup draw over U.S. visa row, the football federation says

U.S., which is co-hosting the World Cup with Canada and Mexico, and Iran have been at loggerheads for over four decades

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