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According to FIFA plans, the Russian World Cup will be the last "traditional" because the next Qatar Championship is not scheduled for June and July, but for November and December, due to the temperatures extremely high in the Middle East. On the other hand, the World Cup in 2026 was about to take on a whole new form and 48 countries were to appear in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
What would the tournament look like? FIFA has 16 groups of three teams. The first two go to the knockout phase, in which five phases (1/16, 1/8, quarter-final, half-fill and final stages) take place. Europe will get 16 places – currently there are 13 – thanks to which Poland would be easier to be promoted to the World Cup. Asia will get 8 seats (currently 4.5), Africa 9 (5), North America and Central 6 (currently 3.5), South America 6 (4,5) and Oceania (0,5). [19659002] 48 teams already in Qatar?
It turns out, however, that the enlargement of the World Cup may have taken place earlier and Zbigniew Boniek himself wrote about it. – The Qatar World Cup should also be a 48-team event. That's the sparrow, "wrote Zbigniew Boniek on his Twitter
The South American federation, CONMEBOL, wants to have up to 6 spots at the championships. Gianni Infantino is also a proponent of change and is already saying that FIFA is testing Qatar's logistics capabilities. If Qatar could not prepare 48 training bases, FIFA could move some teams and a dozen meetings to neighboring countries, such as Kuwait.
– For everyone in the world of federation, there is a comfortable and cost effective solution: more states excited by participation, more money. And who will win the world championship will still have to be the best in seven games, as before. The essence does not change. Are you worried that the level is going down? This can decrease. But is promotion always easier? I saw Albania in Euro. It was not easy for his rivals. Certainly, they will no longer be an elite league. But how will this affect the level, we do not know – said in 2017 Zbigniew Boniek for Sport.pl
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