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Football world braces for 2026 World Cup draw with Trump presiding

S. President Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, react following the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final match. [AFP]

The draw for the 2026 World Cup the biggest edition of football's global showpiece ever held takes place in Washington on Friday with US President Donald Trump expected to feature prominently in proceedings.

The expanded 48-team tournament up from the 32-nation field that competed at the 2022 Qatar World Cup will be played across the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19 next year.

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