The final week of the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, will be expanded from the original 32 teams to 48 teams, with the international
soccer league
(FIFA) initially revealed that it will maintain four teams per group, divided into 12 groups, with the top two teams in each group, and the eight best third-placed teams in the group.
advancement
Elimination round of 32.
global
soccer league
Originally, it was intended to be divided into 16 groups of 3 teams of 2 each
beyond the pale
However, considering the fact that the World Cup group stage was contested in the previous year, it was not possible for the team to win.
beyond the pale
It was so exciting that we decided to maintain the arrangement of 4 teams per group.
The tournament will be held from June 11 to July 19, 2026, and with the expansion to 48 teams, the total number of matches will be 104, played in 16 cities.
As for the continents, fixed
beyond the pale
In terms of team places, there are eight teams from Asia, nine from Africa, six from North and Central America, which already includes three host countries, six from South America, one from Oceania and 16 from Europe, with two additional places arising from the play-offs.
