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The later-superseded format was chosen over three other proposals, ranging from 40 to 48 teams, from 76 to 88 matches, and from one to four minimum matches per team. [20] [21] [22] Critics of the later-superseded format argued that the use of three-team groups with two teams progressing significantly increased the risk of collusion between ...
The format for the next men’s finals was approved by the Fifa Council on Tuesday Expanded 2026 World Cup to feature 48 teams and new last-32 stage Skip to main content
The new format is very similar to the one previously used at 24-team tournaments like the Women's World Cup and men's Euros — with the size doubled. The 48 teams will be drawn into 12 groups of ...
This is the first 48-team World Cup. The 2026 group stage, therefore, will be the longest and busiest ever. After host-country openers, the first two weeks will feature four games per day.
On 1 August 2022, the Asian Football Confederation Executive Committee approved the qualification format for Asia's road to the 2026 World Cup, as well as the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, in preparation for the eight direct spots and the single intercontinental play-off slot allocated to the AFC by FIFA following the expansion of the FIFA World Cup to ...
The top twenty-eight CONCACAF teams in the FIFA rankings of December 2023 entered in the second round, joined by the two winners of the first round. Teams were drawn into six groups of five teams, and will play single round-robin matches (two home and two away). The six group winners and six group runners-up will advance to the third round.
Mexico, USA and Canada are to jointly host the tournament which will feature 48 teams for the first time Fifa set to confirm 2026 World Cup format with three-team groups abandoned and new knock ...
The number of teams entering qualification stages has increased steadily, and in response the final tournament has also been expanded (having 16 teams until 1978, then 24 between 1982 and 1994, then 32 between 1998 and 2022, and finally 48 from 2026 onwards). While the format of the qualifying tournaments has evolved, teams have always been ...