The final week of the 2026 World Cup will increase by 50% from the current 32 teams to 48. For the first time, three countries, the United States, Canada and Mexico will jointly host the competition. There will be as many as 16 competition cities, and the total number of competitions will increase from the current 64. At 80 matches, yesterday, it was reported that to make the next match more exciting and attractive, FIFA will study to reduce it to 12 groups and return to 4 teams in each group in the coming months. Front row places are two teams, plus 8 of the best third-placed teams in the group stage, to determine the top 32, and each of the top 4 teams will have to play 8 games, one game more than this year.
However, as the number of participating teams and matches in the upcoming World Cup could increase, the number of match days will also increase accordingly, meaning that FIFA and the various national teams will have more friction with the ball they belong to. the players. The World Cup was first held in 1930. At that time, only 13 teams participated, and then gradually increased to 24 teams in 1982. In 1998, it was changed to 32 teams and has remained until now.
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