President Donald Trump announced Friday the 2026 World Cup draw will take place on December 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC., combining the world’s biggest soccer tournament with the institution he has sought to overhaul.

The 2026 World Cup draw will be held at the Kennedy Center, and not in Las Vegas. It opened up questions about more political football between Trump and Infantino.

President Donald Trump announced that the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will be held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5.

In an unusual move, FIFA president Gianni Infantino also brought the World Cup trophy with him to the Oval Office event.

President Donald Trump said Friday that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will happen on Dec. 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington

President Donald Trump and FIFA head Gianni Infantino announced that the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. will host the 2026 World Cup draw.

President Donald Trump says that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will happen on Dec. 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

President Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced the 2026 World Cup draft will take place in December at the Kennedy Center.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday.

President Donald Trump announced Friday the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., which he took over as chairman earlier this year, would host the draw for the 2026 World Cup in December to determine the match schedule for the world’s biggest soccer tournament.