World Cup will land in Canada Mexico and USA in 2026

[sdifox]

So US host most of the games while Canada and Mexico each get ten. At least this means Canada will be guaranteed a spot.


edit: fixed brain fart.

 

[dasherHampton]

I wonder how they'll handle CONCACAF.

It's weird that the rest of the 35 or so teams would be fighting for one playoff spot. Not even a guaranteed place.

That being said - I'm ready for the WC to begin.

 

[KMFJD]

So US host most of the games while Canada and Mexico each get ten. At least this means Canada will be guaranteed a spot.

ftfy?

 

[Zanovar]

Russia vs saudi arabia first match.

 

[sdifox]

I wonder how they'll handle CONCACAF.

It's weird that the rest of the 35 or so teams would be fighting for one playoff spot. Not even a guaranteed place.

That being said - I'm ready for the WC to begin.

In Russia

 

[sdifox]

ftfy?

Fix what?

 

[sdifox]

I wonder how they'll handle CONCACAF.

It's weird that the rest of the 35 or so teams would be fighting for one playoff spot. Not even a guaranteed place.

That being said - I'm ready for the WC to begin.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...teams-how-the-2026-world-cup-will-work-united

rest of CONCACAF gets 3 spots. Good thing they are expanding CONCACAF allocation to six spots.

I think I like the new format. Can't wait to see what Iceland does in Russia.

New qualification system including a Word Cup play-off tournament
The expansion to 48 teams has been a key plank of Gianni Infantino’s policy at Fifa. It expands the number of places at the finals available to teams of every confederation, including guaranteeing that a team from Oceania will always make the cut. The new allocation of spaces is:

AFC (Asia) – eight places (up from 4.5)
Caf (Africa) – nine places (up from 5)
Concacaf (North and Central America) – six places, of which three go to hosts (up from 3.5)
Conmebol (South America) – six places (up from 4.5)
OFC (Oceana) – one place (up from 0.5)
Uefa (Europe) – 16 places (up from 13)

In addition there will be two final spots available from a new World Cup play-off mini-tournament.

The proposal is that a nation from every confederation, except Uefa, will play-off in a knockout tournament that doubles up as a test event for the host nation. The five teams will be joined by an additional country from the host nations’ confederation – Concacaf. Two seeded teams will each meet the winners of a match between two unseeded teams to determine the final places.

It is currently unclear where this leaves the Confederations Cup tournament – normally held the summer before a World Cup as the test event for the host nation. The 2021 Confederations Cup is yet to have been assigned a host, as it is not practical to play it in Qatar’s climate in the summer of 2021.

 

[dasherHampton]

Ah, that makes sense.

 

[sdifox]

Ah, that makes sense.

I think joint hosting makes sense, less white elephant stadiums for host nation.

 

[KMFJD]

Fix what?

your original had USA hosting it with US and Canada hosting 10 games each, anyways excited to have it here, should be awesome

 

[sdifox]

your original had USA hosting it with US and Canada hosting 10 games each, anyways excited to have it here, should be awesome

I replied before it even registered

I doubt I'll score a ticket.