The time and venue for every match at the first ever 48-nation World Cup in North America next summer will be revealed today after Rio Ferdinand helmed a complicated draw

Ireland would face a group comprising hosts Mexico, South Africa and South Korea if they progress to the World Cup

England will play Croatia, Ghana and Panama in a potentially testing World Cup group

The drawn-out ceremony at Washington’s Kennedy Center was a highly politicised show and a glimpse into football’s dystopian future

Rio Ferdinand helmed a complicated draw for the first ever 48-nation World Cup in North America next summer

Fifa will launch next summer’s finals with the draw in Washington DC, with Donald Trump poised to accept the governing body’s inaugural Peace Prize