By Hugo Manu Correa, CNN en Español. The 2026 World Cup will be the first in history to feature 48 teams, a far cry from the first tournament in 1930, which only had 13 participants. The first World Cup, held entirely in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, stands in stark contrast to this first tripartite competition, which kicks off this Thursday. However, change has been the only constant in the history of the World Cup throughout the years. T…
By Hugo Manu Correa, CNN en Español. The 2026 World Cup will be the first in history to feature 48 teams, a far cry from the first tournament in 1930, which only had 13 participants. The first World Cup, held entirely in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, stands in stark contrast to this first tripartite competition, which kicks off this Thursday. However, change has been the only constant in the history of the World Cup throughout the years. T…