FIFA declares first-ever 48-team edition World Cup; announces final date

The final dates for the FIFA World Cup 2026 have been announced.

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FIFA recently announced the final dates and number of matches for the 2026 World Cup.

The United States, Canada and Mexico will co-host the quadrennial tournament in 2026.

On March 14, 2023, FIFA took to its official Twitter account to declare that the 2026 FIFA World Cup will host a 48-team edition for the first time ever.

The governing body also announced when the finals will take place and the format of the next four-year tournament.

FIFA, which announced the dates for the first-ever 48-team edition, wrote that the tournament would feature “12 groups of four”, with “the top two teams and the top eight teams in third place” advancing to the round of 32.

The final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place on Sunday 19th July 2026.

street Khaleeji TimesFIFA, the governing body of global football, announced on Tuesday that the upcoming world competition will have a total of 104 matches instead of the traditional 64. The announcement was made after a conference in Kigali, Rwanda. This change is due to an expanded format with 48 teams participating.

The 2026 edition will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, with the final on July 19th.

FIFA said in a statement that the revised format would “reduce the risk of collusion”, ensure “every team plays a minimum of three matches” and provide balanced rest periods for teams participating in the tournament. said to give

A total of 32 teams played 64 matches over 29 days at the 2022 World Cup Qatar. Previously, when Mexico and the United States hosted the World Cup in 1986 and 1994 respectively, there were only 24 teams.

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