Why Kevin Hart, Heidi Klum Are Hosting the 2026 World Cup Draw
The 2026 World Cup draw features 48 teams and includes performances by Andrea Bocelli and Village People, aiming to boost global excitement for the tournament.
- On Friday the final draw is staged at the John F Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., hosted by Kevin Hart, comedian and actor, and Heidi Klum, German-American supermodel and TV personality.
- FIFA is staging a star-studded draw to build buzz ahead of next year's tournament, with Klum calling hosting again after 20 years 'truly extraordinary' to boost excitement for the expanded event.
- Critics have flagged Hart's Riyadh performance despite boycott calls, while the Kennedy Center faces a Congressional probe and the Village People perform 'YMCA', nodding to President Donald Trump.
- Millions of viewers are expected to watch the live broadcast on FIFA's official website and BBC One, providing the first public look at the expanded World Cup structure.
- The 2026 tournament will take place across the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer, reflecting its multinational scope as co-host Danny Ramirez highlighted his ties to two host nations.
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The 2026 World Cup draw played out on Friday, December 5 — or dragged out, as plenty of fans argued — and the presentation garnered mixed reviews, to put it nicely. Kevin Hart and Heidi Klum cohosted the event, with Hart, 46, attempting to prove his soccer bona fides to an international audience of millions. “I am proud to be here as a soccer fan,” he told the crowd. “Wait, correction. I should not say soccer. The rest of the world calls it foot…
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