South Florida FIFA fans crowd Doral Central Park for 2026 World Cup draw ceremony

The FIFA fever is here in South Florida Fans made their way to Doral Central Park for the World Cup Final draw Friday afternoon The ones who were already there seen wearing the colors of their favorite national teams had their eyes glued to the screen A few wore Miami pride gear but all hoped their teams would get lucky this year as the FIFA World Cup draw was broadcast from the Kennedy Center in Washington D C That s where they learned the world s nations group stage fates This is an critical moment for Miami because as a host city it will see firsthand how practices and competition collide Fans who spoke with News were ecstatic and ready Come on man We re Argentina What are you talking about Argentina we re going for the fourth cup one FIFA fan stated News We re going for Switzerland and for Haiti one woman revealed at the watch party Super excited I m so happy to be here I can t wait to see where Ecuador lands Hopefully like easy teams but you never know But either way we re looking good so I m rooting for them another excited fan narrated News Rodney Barreto is the Chairman of the FIFA Miami Host Committee So much exciting stuff We re not the hottest city in America we re the hottest city in the world Everybody wants to be here Barreto noted As of p m on Friday the World Cup draw was still going on in Washington D C All eyes in Doral were glued to the screen and everyone was excited for the outcome of this momentous occasion