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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The later-superseded format was chosen over three other proposals, ranging from 40 to 48 teams, from 76 to 88 matches, and from one to four minimum matches per team. [20] [21] [22] Critics of the later-superseded format argued that the use of three-team groups with two teams progressing significantly increased the risk of collusion between ...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 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 2026 FIFA World Cup bidding process resulted in the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) selecting the joint United States / Canada / Mexico bid as the location for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Two bids to host the event were submitted to FIFA, a joint bid by Canada, Mexico and the United States, and one by Morocco.
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 ...
Saudi Arabia will be the first country to host the World Cup alone in its 48-team format since it was expanded from 32 teams starting with the 2026 FIFA World Cup. [6] On 30 November 2024, FIFA released its evaluation report of Saudi Arabia's bid. According to the report, Saudi Arabia was awarded an average score of 4.2 out 5, the highest in ...