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FIFA 2026: FIFA council extends to 48 teams from World Cup 2026
FIFA extends to 48 teams for 2026 World Cup and number of games from 64 to 80
From the year 2026, there will be 48 teams in FIFA world cup and in the new format there will be 16 groups of three teams.
For the first time FIFA has changed the rules to make up the tournament.
To cope up with this change, FIFA Council has decided to not change the number of days for FIFA game schedule, it will be same as of before that is 32 days.
FIFA council has decided to increase the number of games from 64 to 80 games
The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be featuring 16 groups followed by 32 team knockout round.
The change will also strengthen the international football markets and will benefit the growth of the current teams.
The change has been taken to give chance to more countries so that they can experience World Cup.
