The 2026 World Cup expansion will still have critics, but the group-stage fixture list has already proved one part of FIFA’s argument right.
The next men’s World Cup will be played across Canada, Mexico and the United States from 11 June to 19 July 2026.
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It will be the first 48-team World Cup, with 12 groups of four, 104 matches and a new Round of 32.
That is a huge change. It will make the tournament longer, broader and harder to control.
But it has also produced something the old format could not offer on this scale. The 2026 World Cup schedule contains 27
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