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FIFA World Cup 2026: How the Expanded 48-Team Tournament Will Work

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New Delhi: The FIFA World Cup 2026 will mark the beginning of a completely new era in international football as the tournament expands from 32 teams to 48 teams for the first time in history.  The tournament, which begins on June 11, will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It will also be the biggest World Cup ever organised, in terms of both the number of participating nations and the number of matches. For football fan…
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This year’s World Championship will be historic, as for the first time it will be held in three countries simultaneously — the United States, Canada, Mexico — and will have an expanded format. The tournament will host an unprecedented number of participating teams and more than 100 matches in total, among other important developments.

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A few days before the most expected whistle of recent years sounds in Mexico City, and millions of people have the same unanswered questions: what time is the first game?, when does the Tri play?, where do I see it?, do I have to go to work? The 2026 World Cup comes in a format that no one has seen before, with more teams, more matches and more stadiums than any previous edition. Here are all the answers, in order, without any rodeos.

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Cricketnmore broke the news on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
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