Amid all the hoopla swirling around its Washington backdrop, Friday’s event must be all about firing the starting gun on football’s biggest show

Friday’s World Cup draw in Washington DC will be the latest illustration of the ever-closer relationship between US President Donald Trump and Fifa president Gianni Infantino.

Amid all the hoopla swirling around its Washington backdrop, Friday’s event must be all about firing the starting gun on football’s biggest show