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FIFA's latest own goal brings 2026 World Cup into focus amid climate concern and gun laws - Mirror Online
![An example of why the World Cup format (16 groups of 3 teams) in 2026 onwards is terrible. Teams will be inclined to play risk-averse and draw a lot. The final tiebreaker An example of why the World Cup format (16 groups of 3 teams) in 2026 onwards is terrible. Teams will be inclined to play risk-averse and draw a lot. The final tiebreaker](https://preview.redd.it/izc8hif08i371.png?auto=webp&s=59648ff3414a21b09d5c24bbaa6b33ca118932b5)
An example of why the World Cup format (16 groups of 3 teams) in 2026 onwards is terrible. Teams will be inclined to play risk-averse and draw a lot. The final tiebreaker
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World cup group stage 3 team - Football Manager Mobile General Discussion - Sports Interactive Community
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To beat Vegas bookies at the World Cup, these statisticians turned to artificial intelligence | PBS NewsHour
![My massively too early but oh well here it is Group predictions for the 2026 World Cup if the format is 12 groups of 4 countries : r/football My massively too early but oh well here it is Group predictions for the 2026 World Cup if the format is 12 groups of 4 countries : r/football](https://preview.redd.it/my-massively-too-early-but-oh-well-here-it-is-group-v0-adqh0vpoew6a1.png?auto=webp&s=1b9fa860d8060fe2cf49e8ad89bed1345efcceef)
My massively too early but oh well here it is Group predictions for the 2026 World Cup if the format is 12 groups of 4 countries : r/football
![Huw Davies on Twitter: "Using FIFA rankings, here's how World Cup 2026 groups could look. Seeds listed first; top 2 go through. Hell of a draw for Wales and England https://t.co/HYdnRXJDyQ" / Huw Davies on Twitter: "Using FIFA rankings, here's how World Cup 2026 groups could look. Seeds listed first; top 2 go through. Hell of a draw for Wales and England https://t.co/HYdnRXJDyQ" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C1zdVmIWEAAXiCQ.jpg:large)
Huw Davies on Twitter: "Using FIFA rankings, here's how World Cup 2026 groups could look. Seeds listed first; top 2 go through. Hell of a draw for Wales and England https://t.co/HYdnRXJDyQ" /
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Will 2026 co-hosts USA make an impression at World Cup 2022? | Qatar World Cup 2022 News | Al Jazeera
Iraq National Team on Twitter: "📊 OFFICIAL: Asia will have 8 direct slots and 1 play-off slot for the 2026 World Cup, with a new qualifying format as shown. Do you expect #
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Fifa World Cup expansion: 48-team format given the green light penalty shoot-outs could decide group stage matches after Fifa vote in Zurich | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
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