JAKARTA - At the 2026 World Cup, FIFA has a new plan by adding participating countries which automatically increases the number of matches.
Quoted from Marca on Sunday, December 4, the 2026 World Cup will be held with more than one host. For the first time, this quadrennial grand tournament has appointed three countries at once, namely, Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
Although it will last another three and a half years, FIFA plans to increase the match to a bigger one and make more profits. They will increase the number of participants to 48 countries in a format of 104 matches.
Currently, 32 participating teams are divided into 8 groups each containing 4 teams, of which the first and second rankings of each group advance to the round of 16.
However, with the new format carried, FIFA will present 16 groups consisting of three state teams each. The very long group phase consists of 12 sectors with four teams each that will determine who will advance to the round of 32 teams to start the knockout system phase.
The plan means that the 2026 World Cup has a total of 104 matches. That number is 40 matches more than scheduled for Qatar 2022, including Group Preliminary and Qualification.
With that new format, FIFA has considered that if there is a draw in the group stage, the match will be determined in a penalty shootout to determine the winner. The number of cards or even the draw can also determine the ticket to the second round.
For points, the team that wins in regular time will get three points. Meanwhile, those who win on penalties after the draw will get two points and those who lose on penalties will get one point.
The next World Cup will give 16 tickets to qualify more than currently given. CONCACAF is the most profitable confederation.
In addition to automatically pocketing three tickets to qualify as the host, they also have three other qualifying slots.
Here's the division based on the confederation:
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