Our iconic former centre-back helped host the glitzy ceremony in Washington DC earlier this month, with United States president Donald Trump in attendance and millions of football fans around the world watching live.
Rio also had to contend with an extremely complex draw process, given the World Cup has now expanded to 48 countries being placed in 12 groups.
“It was quite a surreal moment, I'll be honest with you,” explains Ferdinand. “You don't ever anticipate, when growing up, that you're going to meet the president of America and you're actually going to address him when you're on stage, hosting an event that.