That's a hell of a lot of football to get rid of a third of the teams. The World Cup group stages will be immense.
The 2026 World Cup will kick off with a 72-game group stage to eliminate 16 teams after a FIFA re-think following the 2022 World Cup.
“We are convinced that football will be booming in North America. We will start working immediately for that World Cup. We are really convinced of the growth.” The new decision will be approved at a meeting of the FIFA Council on Tuesday in Rwanda’s capital Kigali, where world football’s bosses have gathered for their annual congress.
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