World Cup 2026 Format Unveiled: The Surprising Twists That Could Change Football Forever
How many groups will there be at the 2026 World Cup group stage?
When it was agreed the tournament would expand to 48 teams in 2026, it was originally announced that the group stage would be played in 16 groups of three teams with the top two from each group going through to the knockouts.
After six years of arguments that this could result in sides being more likely to play out mutually convenient results a la 1982’s Disgrace of Gijon (or, more contentiously, Euro 2004’s alleged ‘Scandi stitch-up’).
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