Donald Trump immediately takes the stage at the World Cup draw
Donald Trump, president of the United States and recipient of the first Fifa Peace Prize, speaking at the 2026 World Cup draw, showed some emotion. “This is truly one of the greatest honors of my life” Joe Biden’s successor said. “We have saved millions of lives. The Congo, for example: 10 million dead, they were coming very quickly to 10 million. Even with India and Pakistan we avoided wars that were about to start” he was keen to point out.
“Gianni (Infantino, ed.) has done an incredible job, you have set a new record for ticket sales. It is quite a tribute to you and the game of soccer, or as we call it soccer. It is beyond the numbers we thought possible” Trump then remarked.
“The world is now a safer place. The United States was not doing well a year ago” the tycoon”s not unexpected stocktake.
The bands of the draw
Band 1: Canada, Mexico, USA, Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
Band 2: Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, Iran, Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Austria, Australia
Band 3: Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Paraguay, Tunisia, Côte d’Ivoire, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa
Band 4: Jordan, Cape Verde, Ghana, Curaçao, Haiti, New Zealand, Europe A Playoffs (Italy/N. Ireland/Wales/Bosnia), Europe B Playoffs (Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania), Europe C Playoffs (Turkey/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo) and Europe D Playoffs (Denmark/N. Macedonia/Czech Republic/Ireland), Fifa 1 Playoffs (New Caledonia/Jamaica/Congo) and Fifa 2 Playoffs (Bolivia/Suriname/Iraq)
