The United States Men’s National is once again returning to the World Cup after a one-tournament hiatus after finishing third in CONCACAF’s Octagonal final round qualification.
Yes, the final matchday loss to Costa Rica on Wednesday was disappointing as I detailed here, but today is a quick turnaround for the actual FIFA World Cup draw which will take place in Qatari later today.
How To Watch
When: Friday, April 1st, 12:00pm EST
Where: FS1, Telemundo (TV) / FIFA.com, NBC Peacock (Steaming)
Who: The actual drawing will be done by an all-star cast including: Cafu (Brazil), Lothar Matthäus (Germany), Adel Ahmed Malalla (Qatar), Ali Daei (Iran), Former USMNT head coach Bora Milutinovic (Serbia), Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria), Rabah Madjer (Algeria) and Tim Cahill (Australia)
How the Draw/World Cup Works (Mostly)
I’m sure I’m going to skip over a lot of the nuance of how this works but here’s the basics:
All 32 qualified teams (or their respective playoff spots for games yet to be played) will be drawn from four pots (listed above).