THE Fifa Council have unanimously decided to increase the World Cup to 48 teams from 2026. The new format will see the tournament have 16 groups made up of three teams per group. The FIFA Council unanimously decided on a 48-team #WorldCup as of 2026:16 groups of 3 teams. Details to follow after the meeting. […]
Fifa will propose that CONCACAF (North and Central America qualifying) should merge with CONMEBOL (South America qualifying). The world governing body wants to expand the World Cup from 32 teams to 48 teams by the 2026 tournament and feel that merging the two confederations will help increase the number of spots available in the finals. […]
GERMANY’s football president Reinhard Grindel has said his country are against the expansion of the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams. Fifa president Gianni Infantino wants to increase the number of teams and will present his ideas in a Fifa council meeting in Zurich next week. As reported by the Daily Mail Grindel said […]
GARETH SOUTHGATE is on the look-out for a new England coach, with the main goal being to ‘win the 2022 World Cup’. The FA have posted a job vacancy on their website for an ‘out-of-possession’ expert to help the Three Lions dominate in a lesser talked-about area. England have come under a lot of criticism […]
FIFA are considering yet another bizarre change to the format of the World Cup. Earlier in the week, president Gianni Infantino revealed his ambition to introduce a 48-team World Cup, with the group stage consisting of 16 groups of three teams. And now a report in The Times states that penalty shootouts could be introduced […]