After the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the cameras are already focused on the 2026 edition, which will take place in Canada, the USA and Mexico, and the formula has been specified.
There will therefore be 48 teams. From 2026, the competition will welcome another 16 teams against 32 at the 1998 World Cup. While there was talk of a group stage with three teams qualifying for the round of 16, the groups of four should finally be maintained by FIFA, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.
In detail: 48 teams (16 from Europe) / 16 host cities / 12 groups of 4 / Top 2 + 8 best third-placed qualifiers for the round of 16 and 104 matches in total.
Here are the host cities:
Atlanta
Boston
Dallas
Guadalajara
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles/SoFi
Mexico
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Monterrey
New York/New Jersey
Philadelphia
San Francisco
The #Journal unveils the next format of the 2026 World Cup. The details:
– 48 teams (16 European)
– 16 host cities
– 12 groups of 4
– The first 2 + 8 best qualified third parties
– Round of 16
– 104 matches in total pic.twitter.com/fkl2AnIthS—GuillaumeMP (@Guillaumemp) December 20, 2022
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