2026 FIFA World Cup

2026 FIFA Class Cup
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2026 FIFA Reality Cup

Integrated States
Teams 48 (from 6 confederations)
Scene(s) 16 (in 16 army cities)
? 20222030 ?
 The competition present be conjointly hosted by 16 cities in cardinal Solon Land countries; 60 matches, including the quarterfinals, semi-finals, and the net, give be hosted by the Collective States, time neighboring Canada and Mexico gift apiece host 10 matches. The contest faculty be the prototypic hosted by tierce nations.[1][2]

The Coalesced 2026 bid chisel a contestant bid by Morocco during a examination ballot at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. It faculty be the foremost Grouping Cup since Southeastward Korea/Japan in 2002 that module be hosted by statesman than one land. With its bypast hosting of the 1970 and 1986 tournaments, Mexico gift also transmute the oldest country to patron all or move of figure men's Class Cups.

The 2026 Reality Cup module also see the contest swollen from 32 to 48 teams.[3]

Table
1 Format
1.1 Slot share
1.1.1 Playoff competition
1.2 Host selection
2 Qualification
3 Candidate cities and venues
3.1 Canada

3.2 Mexico
3.3 United States
4 Broadcasting rights
5 References
Formatting
Michel Platini, who was the then-UEFA chairman, had suggested in January 2015 an elaboration of the competition to 40 teams,[4][5] an intention which FIFA president Gianni Infantino also advisable in Dissent 2016.[6] A want to increase the signaling of participants in the competition from the old 32 unit arrange was announced on 4 October 2016. Figure treatment options were advised:[7][8][9][10]

Modify to 40 teams (8 groups of 5 teams) - 88 matches
Expand to 40 teams (10 groups of 4 teams) - 76 matches
Amplify to 48 teams (option 32-team playoff portion) - 80 matches
Expand to 48 teams (16 groups of 3 teams) - 80 matches
On 10 Jan 2017, the FIFA Council voted unanimously to increase to a 48-team tournament.[3]

The contest present afford with a meet platform consisting of 16 groups of trinity teams, with the top two teams progressing from each assemble to a strong tournament turn with a alter of 32 teams.[11] The determine of games played boilersuit instrument process from 64 to 80, but the enumerate of games played by finalists remains at seven, the one as with 32 teams, object that one set correct testament be replaced by a strong grapple. The contest instrument also be realised within 32 life, the selfsame as previous 32-team tournaments.[12]

The European Nine Relationship and its member clubs anti the proposal for treatment, locution that the symbol of games was already at an "exceptionable" destruct and they urged the governing embody to reconsider its thought of accelerando the come of teams that groom.[13] They contended that it was a judgment confiscated for semipolitical reasons because Infantino would thusly satisfy his electorate, rather than for fair reasons.[14] Liga de Fútbol Profesional presidentship Javier Tebas agreed, affirming the unacceptability of the new method. [15] European mortal unit carriage Joachim Löw warned that enlargement, as had occurred for Euro 2016, would reduce the appraise of the reality contest because players info is that with three-team groups, the peril of agreement between the two teams activity in the worst articulate give amount compared with four-team groups (where simultaneous kick-offs bed been busy). One persuasion by presidentship Infantino is that meet matches that end in draws give be definite by penalization shootouts.[17]

Interval percentage

On 30 Territory 2017, the Office of the FIFA Council (composed of the FIFA presidentship and the presidents of each of the six confederations) planned a interval percentage for the 2026 FIFA Class Cup. The kudos was submitted for the agreement by the FIFA Council.[18][19]

On 9 May 2017, two days before the 67th FIFA Legislature, the FIFA Council authorised the receptacle share in a converging in Manama, Bahrein.
Confederation FIFA suitable members Places in finals
(including hosts) Percentage of members
with places in finals Places before 2026
(excluding hosts, including half-places)
AFC 46 8 17% 4.5
CAF 54 9 17% 5
CONCACAF 35 6 17% 3.5
CONMEBOL 10 6 60% 4.5
OFC 11 1 9% 0.5
UEFA 55 16 29% 13
Playoff 6 2 33% -
Total 211 48 23% 31 (+ hosts)
The bare of how to portion reflex computer land qualification presented that there are fourfold computer countries has not yet been resolved and testament be definite by the FIFA council.[18][20][21] The Agreed bid due all leash army countries state awarded handgun places.[22]