With President Donald Trump and the leaders of Canada and Mexico, the host nations of the 2026 men`s World Cup, watching from the audience, the field for the largest soccer tournament was revealed Friday.

The 48-team field, an expansion from the previous 32-team format, will begin June 11 when Mexico faces South Africa in Mexico City.

The United States was placed into a group with opening opponent Paraguay, the 39th-ranked team in the world, and 26th-ranked Australia. The group`s fourth and final team won`t be determined until March via a playoff between Turkey, Romania, Slovakia and Kosovo.

The U.S. will face Paraguay on June 12 in Inglewood, California; Australia on June 19 in Seattle; and its final opponent, to be determined, on June 25 back in Inglewood.

During a more than two-hour ceremony that featured musical performances and celebrity appearances before any teams were revealed, Trump was awarded a peace prize by Gianni Infantino, the president of soccer`s global governing body, FIFA.

Trump later stood next to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum onstage as the host countries were placed into their respective groups.

With the expansion of the field, there were questions about whether any of the 12, four-team groups would be stacked with contenders, known as the "Group of Death." Group C, featuring Brazil, Morocco, Haiti and Scotland, and Group I, which has France, Senegal and Norway, are especially strong. So is Group L, with England, Croatia, Ghana and Panama.

Nations are listed in order of their position in the group, which determines the order of opponents.

Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, (winner of playoff between Denmark, North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Ireland)

Group B: Canada, (winner of playoff between Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales, and Bosnia and Herzegovina), Qatar, Switzerland

Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland

Group D: USA, Paraguay, Australia, (winner of playoff between Turkey, Romania, Slovakia and Kosovo)

Group E: Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador

Group F: Netherlands, Japan, (winner of playoff between Ukraine, Sweden, Poland and Albania), Tunisia

Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand

Group H: Spain, Cabo Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay

Group I: France, Senegal, (winner of playoff between Iraq, Bolivia and Suriname), Norway

Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan

Group K: Portugal, (winner of playoff between Congo DR, Jamaica, New Caledonia), Uzbekistan, Colombia

Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama