Atlanta’s World Cup future has finally come into focus with teams now drawn for the group stage. On Friday, hundreds of Atlantans descended on Fadó Irish Pub in Buckhead Village for a party hosted by Atlanta’s World Cup Committee to watch the FIFA Draw announcement at Washington D.C.’s John F. Kennedy Centre, where the qualifying teams were split into four-team groups. (The detailed schedule—with match dates, times, and locations—was announced Saturday in a separate event.)

Recently retired Atlanta United goalkeeper Brad Guzan emceed an event full of scarf throwing and t-shirt giveaways. The party skipped most of the preamble at the Kennedy Centre—such as the live music performances and President Trump’s winning of the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize—for DJ EU (Atlanta United’s DJ) to play mus

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