Scaloni handed a special role for the 2026 World Cup draw | OneFootball

Lionel Scaloni will once again take a central role in a World Cup ceremony: the coach of the Argentine National Team will be responsible for bringing in the World Cup trophy during the draw for the 2026 World Cup, a privilege that FIFA grants to the reigning champion coach, which in 2022 was given to Didier Deschamps.

The draw for the next World Cup will take place this Friday, December 5, starting at 2 PM (Argentine time), at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. There, FIFA will determine the group formations for the tournament that will be held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Following the tradition established in previous editions, it will be the coach who won the last World Cup who physically brings the trophy to the stage. In Qatar 2022, that honor went to Deschamps for the title achieved with France in Russia 2018. This time, the chosen one is the coach from Pujato, leader of the world champion Scaloneta in Lusail.

Argentina, the reigning champion, will be placed in Pot 1 as a group leader along with the top teams in the FIFA ranking. The Albiceleste team arrives at the draw with the expectation of beginning to plan their path in a World Cup that, for the first time, will feature 48 teams and an expanded format.

Scaloni's presence as the central figure of the ceremony is also a new demonstration of the international recognition generated by the cycle that led the National Team to the title in 2022, along with the Finalissima and the two Copa América titles obtained in 2021 and 2024. The countdown has already begun: this Friday, the Argentine coach will once again stand before the football world in a symbolic role, but one that is deeply representative of the place the Argentine National Team holds today in the world.

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