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Why FIFA changed the format for the 2026 World Cup
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe World Cup group stage format for 2026 was changed to 12 groups of four teams from 16 groups of three teams by FIFA’s Council on Tuesday, increasing...
FIFA scraps ill-fated 2026 World Cup format, but new plan presents other pros and cons
Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoThe men's World Cup will move from 32 teams in Qatar to 48 teams in North America in 2026. (Photo by...
FIFA plans to kill the drama of the World Cup group stage. Here’s how to save it
Yahoo Sports via AOL· 1 year agoFIFA's current plan to move from eight groups of four to 16 groups of three would be a needless...
FIFA expands 2026 World Cup again to create 104-game program
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe expanded World Cup in North America got even more supersized on Tuesday. The 16 host cities — 11...
WORLD CUP: Exuberant Asian teams light up better-than-usual group stage
Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoThe opening group stage of the FIFA World Cup always throws up intense drama and compelling...
Fifa World Cup: Qualifying remains distant for Southeast Asia countries
Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoStalwarts in World Cup qualifiers: (from left) Singapore's Quah Kim Song, Malaysia's Dollah Salleh,...
Fifa to ‘revisit’ 2026 World Cup plans after group stage drama in Qatar
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSouth Korea scraped through in the final minutes while each of Spain, Germany and Costa Rica were in...
World Cup Knockout Rosters Reveal Euro Leagues’ Jump
Sportico via Yahoo Sports· 8 months agoThe 2023 Women’s World Cup group stage served up its share of surprise upsets, which led to three teams in the FIFA top 10 rankings not moving into the...
FIFA targets $11 billion in revenue through 2026 World Cup
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFIFA expects to earn $11 billion in the 2026 World Cup cycle with a 48-team men’s tournament in...
Group D’s gripping climax shows why Fifa shouldn’t tamper with a perfect World Cup format
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor about 10 seconds, Tunisia think they’ve scored. Wahbi Khazri’s free-kick is flicked home...
