If the U.S. national team finishes first in its World Cup group, Levi's Stadium would host one of the most important games in the team's history this summer.

Soccer fans in the Bay Area will be joining together in San Francisco and San Jose on Friday to watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup final draw. Watch parties at Thrive City outside the Chase Center in San Francisco and at PayPal Park in San Jose kick off at 9

The FIFA World Cup final draw ceremony is the official kick off to the sprawling tournament that will be played this summer across America, Mexico and Canada. Some of the games will be hosted at Levi’s Stadium and that has some Bay Area soccer fans electrified. Sergio Quintana reports.

Qatar take on Switzerland in their opening fixture in the FIFA World Cup 2026 at 15:00 (EST) on June 13 at the San Francisco Bay Area

The bloated 2026 World Cup promises matchups of every kind, from the marquee to the mundane. Unfortunately for the Bay Area, the games at Levi's Stadium fall mostly into the latter category.

The four teams in Group J will play two games in Dallas, two games in the San Francisco area and two games in Kansas City.

After the FIFA 2026 World Cup draw which took place on Friday at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington , D.C., on Saturday the off

The draw from pot 4 in the FIFA World Cup is happening at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., hosted by Rio Ferdinand with a performance by Lauryn Hill.