FIFA president Gianni Infantino suggested that the format of the group stage at the 2026 World Cup could change once again in his most recent address to the media.
Originally, the game's governing body had planned to allow for the increase in the amount of teams competing in the tournament by changing the group format from eight groups of four to 16 groups of three. However, Infantino has implied that could still be tweaked further, potentially back to the tournament's original format but with added groups to accommodate for the new number of sides.
"We are really convinced of the growth, we have been approving a 48-team format with 16 groups of three, where the top two would move into a knockout phase," he said.
