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FIFA set to redraw group stage format for 48-team World Cup

SportzPower Team
Dec 16, 2022 19:12

DOHA: Having just delivered arguably the most exciting group stage ever seen at a World Cup, FIFA are reportedly set to reconsider their plans for the 2026 World Cup.

The tournament is expanding from 32 to 48 teams and FIFA had earlier proposed 16 groups of three teams each.

Alternative formats are now on the table, with the FIFA Council, the organisation’s all-powerful cabinet, to decide next year.

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