It's almost time, the stage is set, and the FIFA World Cup draw is nearly here as on December 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., every team will find out their group. Last week, FIFA released the final pots for the 48 teams taking part in the World Cup.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — FIFA is weighing up the introduction of new refereeing technologies and stricter timekeeping rules at the 2026 World Cup as it looks to build on trials conducted at this year's Club World Cup in the United States, senior officials said on the eve of the World Cup draw.

FIFA referees' chief Pierluigi Collina said he is in favour of using VAR to rule on corner kicks at next summer's World Cup.

The famously elusive World Cup Trophy has just gotten a playful, yet collectible, makeover in LEGO form. The LEGO Group and FIFA have teamed up ahead of the 2026 tournament to release a full-scale brick replica of the trophy. The set is part of the new “LEGO Editions” series and is already open for preorder.

For the playoff tournament teams, the confederation restrictions will be applied to all teams involved in the playoff, which would keep the host nations from drawing a team involved in the FIFA playoff tournament due to Jamaica and Suriname being involved as Concacaf teams.

Alexi Lalas and Cobi Jones discussed story behind why Colombia wasn't supposed to be in the United States' group during the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Football clubs are forced to pay outstanding transfer fees even if doing so runs the risk of violating banking restrictions and sanctions against Russia.

With the ticket prices around the tournament, fan fests, dining, hospitality, and how people interact when they aren't at games is what will determine if it's a success for these cities. Fan experiences from the Club World Cup resonated in host cities, and if the same happens during the World Cup, it could easily be the biggest World Cup ever.