The 2026 World Cup only just ended, and talks are already being had about expanding the tournament to 64 teams to celebrate the 100th anniversary of soccer’s grandest spectacle.
This summer’s showpiece event, the first-ever World Cup with 48 teams, unfolded across North America for nearly six weeks and ended with Spain dethroning Argentina. The tournament had just about everything across its 104 matches, capturing the attention of the globe despite omnipresent controversies over ticket prices, political allegiances and suspended red cards.
