FIFA revealed the new format for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, which will feature 48 teams, divided into 12 groups, and will have a total of 104 matches.
The Council defined it this Tuesday at a meeting of the members in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, but the president of the entity, gianni infantinoI had already anticipated it during the development of the Qatar 2022 World Cup that won the Argentine national team.
The 2026 World Cup will take place with 12 groups of four teams for which 104 matches will be played throughout the 40 days that the competition will last. In the initial phase, everyone will face everyone in each zone and the first two by group will qualify, in addition to the eight best third-placed.
The 32 selected who advance to the final table will begin the direct elimination duels since 16th and not from eighthas was the case until the World Cup in Qatar, while the title clash will be on July 19, 2026, while the champion will play eight games.
The places for the 2026 World Cup of each federation
- UEFA will go from 13 to 16 teams.
- Africa from five to nine.
- Asia from four thirty to eight.
- Conmebol from four and a half to six.
- CONCACAF from three thirty to six.
- Oceania will have a guaranteed place.
The 16 venues of the 2016 World Cup
United States (11): Seattle (field of lumens)San Francisco (Levi’s Stadium)The Angels (SoFi Stadium)Kansas City (Arrowhead Stadium)dallas (AT&T Stadium)Atlanta (Mercedes Benz Stadium)houston (N.R.G. Stadium)miami (Hard Rock Stadium)Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Stadium)boston (Gillette Stadium) and New York (MetLife Stadium).
Mexico (3): monterrey (BBVA Stadium)Mexico City (Aztec stadium) andGuadalajara (Akron Stadium).
Canada (2): vancouver (BC location) andToronto (BMO Field).
How did Argentina do in those venues?
In it United States World Cup 1994almost forgettable due to the heavy defeats and the remembered day that “they cut the legs” to Diego Maradonathe matches were played in foxboro (Boston area), dallas and pasadena (Los Angeles area).
Seattle: 3-0 vs. Bolivia – Copa America Centenario 2016.
San Francisco: 2-1 vs. Chile – Copa America Centenario 2016.
The Angels: The matches were all friendly, most against Mexico.
1-1 against Mexico – 1985
1-1 (2-5) vs Brazil – 1988
0-2 vs. Mexico – 1900
1-0 vs Mexico – 1999
2-0 vs. Mexico 2000
1-0 against Mexico – 2003
1-1 against Mexico – 2005
5-0 against Guatemala – 2008
3-0 against Guatemala – 2018
0-0 against Chile – 2019
dallas:
0-2 vs. Bulgaria – USA World Cup 1994
2-2 vs. Mexico – Friendly in 2015
houston:
7-0 vs. Bolivia – Friendly in 2015
4-0 vs. United States – Copa América Centenario 2016.
Miami:
2-1 vs Germany – Friendly in 1993
1-0 vs USA – Friendly in 2003
0-2 vs Colombia – Friendly in 2004
2-1 vs Peru – Friendly in 2004
Boston:
4-1 vs Venezuela – Copa America 2016
In Mexico, the story is totally different. In Aztec lands the 10 raised the maximum glory.
Monterrey:
1-1 vs. Mexico – Friendly 1984
Mexico City: place where more games were played of all venues.
Pan American 1956: 4-3 vs. Costa Rica, 3-0 vs. Chile, 0-0 Mexico and 2-2 vs. Brazil.
0-2 vs. Mexico – Friendly in 1973
Mexico City Cup 1975: 6-0 vs. USA, 2-0 vs. Costa Rica and 1-1 vs. Mexico.
World Cup 1986: 3-1 vs Korea, 2-0 vs Bulgaria, 2-1 vs England, 2-0 vs Belgium and 3-2 vs Germany.
In Canada, the Senior Team did not play any match but the Under 20s did, which shouted champion in the 2007 World Cup, where Sergio Agüero shone but was also made up of Serio Romero, Mauro Zárate, Ángel Di María, among others.
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