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2026– UNITED STATES, CANADA, MEXICO - 48 TEAMS - 80 MATCHES:
The 2026 World Cup is set to be the largest World Cup competition in football’s history. 16 groups made up of three countries each will battle for a spot in the knockout phase. With the top two teams from each group advancing to a 32-team knockout stage.
The increased number of teams have given continental confederations a chance to enter more associations into the tournament, with the Confederation for African football the biggest gainer, securing places for a further four countries on top of the five that could already enter. Whilst the change also means that the Oceania Football Confederation are guaranteed one team at the World Cup, a feat they failed to achieve this year with New Zealand losing out to Peru in the playoff for a place.
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