That sounds dreadful. Too many teams and too small groups. Cheapening the whole tournament.For those that don’t know
FIFA in 2017 voted to expand the 2026 World Cup from 32 teams to 48 teams. It will consist of 16 groups of three, with the top two teams in each group advancing to a round of 32.
Who knows maybe even Scotland might qualify
FIFAThe format isn't fully agreed yet, I expect they'll change it to 12 groups of 4 when the idiots pushing for the changes actually realise the implications of it.
48 teams is far too many though.
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Unanimous decision expands FIFA World Cup™ to 48 teams from 2026
The FIFA Council has unanimously decided in favour of expanding the FIFA World Cup™ to a 48-team competition as of the 2026 edition. World football’s supervisory and strategic body held its third meeting at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on 9 and 10 Janu...www.fifa.com
The format isn't fully agreed yet, I expect they'll change it to 12 groups of 4 when the idiots pushing for the changes actually realise the implications of it.
48 teams is far too many though.
Bosh it up to 64 teams and don't bother with groupsknockout drama from the off, no messing.
So will it be a winter world cup again?
40 degrees in Florida, Texas, Vegas and Mexico in the summer. Wouldn't want to play in that heat.
In 1982 24 teams competed in 6 groups of 4, then whittled down to 4 groups of 3.
The 4 group winners then competed in the semi-finals.
It was a ridiculous format.