FIFA are set to expand the World Cup with a changed format for the 2026 tournament in USA, Mexico and Canada. After initial discussions were held over a possible three-team group stage for the games, that has now been changed.
The Athletic write that the decision is set to be confirmed later on Tuesday by the FIFA Council. The tournament is already going up from 32 teams to a 48-team competition and how that fits into the schedule and what it will look like is getting increasingly clear.
The Qatar edition involved the now standard eight groups of four teams with the top two sides progressing to the knockout stages from last-16 to the final. It covers 64 games across four weeks. The new format is set to look very different though.
