{"id":31014,"date":"2025-12-05T15:01:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T20:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/star-studded-lineup-brady-gretzky-shaq-and-other-celebrities-attend-2026-fifa-world-cup-draw\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T15:01:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T20:01:39","slug":"star-studded-lineup-brady-gretzky-shaq-and-other-celebrities-attend-2026-fifa-world-cup-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/star-studded-lineup-brady-gretzky-shaq-and-other-celebrities-attend-2026-fifa-world-cup-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"Star-Studded Lineup: Brady, Gretzky, Shaq, and Other Celebrities Attend 2026 FIFA World Cup Draw!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Men&#8217;s FIFA World Cup bracket has generated immense excitement in the soccer community, showcasing talented players across various sports. A star-studded crowd gathered at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., ahead of the official draw for the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Notable attendees included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady of FOX Sports<\/li>\n<li>NHL Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky<\/li>\n<li>NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O&#8217;Neal<\/li>\n<li>MLB superstar Aaron Judge from the New York Yankees<\/li>\n<li>Premier League champion Rio Ferdinand<\/li>\n<li>Soccer icon Ronaldo<\/li>\n<li>Two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning<\/li>\n<li>USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino<\/li>\n<li>Actor Kevin Hart<\/li>\n<li>Actress Heidi Klum<\/li>\n<li>Artist Nicole Scherzinger<\/li>\n<li>DF Samantha Johnson<\/li>\n<li>FIFA President Gianni Infantino<\/li>\n<li>New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>World Cup Roster:<\/strong> A look at predicted US players for the World Cup squad.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots, under Robert Kraft&#8217;s leadership, are currently 11-2 for the season. Nicole Scherzinger also performed during the official draw. Co-conductor Samantha Johnson delivered remarks at the event, which took place on December 5, 2025. Wayne Gretzky, as a Canadian lottery assistant, spoke on stage during the draw.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Fan Take: The 2026 World Cup is a pivotal moment for soccer in the U.S., combining global attention with local pride. This event not only elevates the sport&#8217;s profile but also inspires a new generation of players and fans across the country.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Men&#8217;s FIFA World Cup bracket has generated immense excitement in the soccer community, showcasing talented players across various sports. A star-studded crowd gathered at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., ahead of the official draw for the tournament. Notable attendees included: Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[4103,5055,4703,913,1428,912,40,7503,938,46,7547,45,1491,42],"class_list":{"0":"post-31014","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-attend","9":"tag-brady","10":"tag-celebrities","11":"tag-cup","12":"tag-draw","13":"tag-fifa","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-gretzky","16":"tag-lineup","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-shaq","19":"tag-soccer","20":"tag-starstudded","21":"tag-world"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}