FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread

[nullama]

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Three different countries hosting the The world cup won't be bad idea as the way lots of us think. The world cup tournament is growing and the 26 world cup will be accommodating many teams, this is one of the reasons it will be hosted by three countries to make it easy and Interesting.

I think the 2030 edition of the world cup should be hosted in South America, where everything started 100 years from that day.

There are doing a joint proposal, I think it's four countries that would want to host it together. It would be amazing I think.

I guess they're waiting to see how the 2026 edition plays out to see if it works fine.

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[Sithara007]

I am not sure if the experiment would be beneficial - when one country host an event they are solely responsible to take the advantage of it
How would this be helping 3 nations. It is beyond my understanding.

I am against the idea of granting hosting rights to 3-4 countries. Look at the 2022 world cup. All the matches were hosted by Qatar and the fans were also happy about the travel arrangements. During the 2026 world cup, the fans need to travel many thousands of miles to watch the matches. The venues are spread all across the North American continent, from Canada in the north to Mexico in the South. The hosts will obviously benefit, from increased tourist revenues and exposure. But for the fans, it is an exhausting task to reach the destinations on time.

[Leviathan.007]

I am against the idea of granting hosting rights to 3-4 countries. Look at the 2022 world cup. All the matches were hosted by Qatar and the fans were also happy about the travel arrangements. During the 2026 world cup, the fans need to travel many thousands of miles to watch the matches. The venues are spread all across the North American continent, from Canada in the north to Mexico in the South. The hosts will obviously benefit, from increased tourist revenues and exposure. But for the fans, it is an exhausting task to reach the destinations on time.

I agree with you, when there is more than one host for the world cup the national teams have to travel between these countries, and they will have problems also whenever the teams come to a country and play a match there, they will have to have reserve hotel and get a ticket to travel another place with will take some energy and it will make the team tried while having one country hosting the games won't have these problems.

[Synchronice]

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I am not sure if the experiment would be beneficial - when one country host an event they are solely responsible to take the advantage of it
How would this be helping 3 nations. It is beyond my understanding.

Well, the world cup is now a massive event, actually it's probably the largest sporting event in the world.

I think it's fine to have more than one country hosting it. We've had it before in Korea-Japan 2002 and it worked fine.

As the number of teams increase I think it makes sense to host it in multiple countries.

Also in these weird times we're living in, this also adds the ability to move matches around if things go wrong in one country, instead of cancelling the whole thing.

It can pretty much be hosted in one big country, especially in the USA that has all the territory and resources, idk why it's hosted by three countries. I understand that there will participate lot more teams in next event but definitely that's not the case.
Also, Canada and USA are so hard to enter for majority of people, I don't really understand for whom is this even hosted for. Will they soften visa requirements for that event? Maybe. If not, then it seems this event is exclusively for local citizens which will cause protest. But if they soften visa requirements, a lot of people will take this chance to immigrate in the USA.
I don't know what's happening there.

[Gozie51]

I am not sure if the experiment would be beneficial - when one country host an event they are solely responsible to take the advantage of it
How would this be helping 3 nations. It is beyond my understanding.

I am against the idea of granting hosting rights to 3-4 countries. Look at the 2022 world cup. All the matches were hosted by Qatar and the fans were also happy about the travel arrangements. During the 2026 world cup, the fans need to travel many thousands of miles to watch the matches. The venues are spread all across the North American continent, from Canada in the north to Mexico in the South. The hosts will obviously benefit, from increased tourist revenues and exposure. But for the fans, it is an exhausting task to reach the destinations on time.

I understand your reasoning and plight towards the combine hosting of the next world cup in Usa, Canada and Mexico by 2026 regarding the logistics and all the challenges you perceive around such kind of hosting but for me I believe all those logistical assumed challenges won't matter because there is a long time of planning from now towards it. The countries that are having this combine hosting are also in same locality and zone, so travelling in between them won't give such problem and majority of the games are going to be played in Usa and it is not like the teams are going to be traveling at intervals of a match, it is well organized. The benefit of this is to give a new taste to the world cup and allow more countries the feel at a go. Remember many countries are now interested in bidding to host the world cup and when the bidders are from close locality, they can possibly grouped together for that particular tournament hosting. But this will not be the first time for a FIFA world cup combine hosting. It has been tasted and was successful with Japan Korea in 2002, Brazil won the tournament for the fifth time that year

[LUCKMCFLY]

It is true and from there many speculations were made, because it began to be said that some sheikhs offered a very large amount of money to the Ecuadorian players, so much money that each player could fix their lives and that of their families, they just had to leave win, however, those same rumors claimed that the players did not accept.

The forceful result of the first World Cup game in Qatar left all that behind, but you are absolutely right, the hosts are those teams that have a lot of quality and it is very difficult to beat them, the truth is that sometimes these types of comments are made because they They are generated on sports channels and there they create debate and arouse some curiosity.

I am a person who always watches every special program of the World Cup and everything that is generated in the host country, and not only the World Cup, every sporting event that refers to fútbol..

I bet that was sort of true, like there was an "offer" on the table I am sure, but in the end it would be basically a risk not worth taking. What if they promised to pay you that much, you lost, and they didn't pay? What if they exposed you? Who are you going to complain to? Like are you going to go out and say "they promised us 100 million dollars and we lost but they didn't pay!!" to a judge or something? Of course not.

This is why I believe they didn't take it. In the end, I think USA for example could end up winning, they went out of the group stage, which shows that they are capable of winning, just need a weaker opponent and not some team like brazil or France.

Yes, what you say is true, in these fútbol events it should also be noted that money is handled at a very high level, many frauds have still been uncovered and the fact that corruption has always existed is something evident, without going far away, in the League they accuse that Barcelona paid the referees in a limited period of time, I think it was when Mou was in charge of Real Madrid that many said that Barcelona bought referees and it is possible that it was like that, in the World Cups without Hosts or not, they can drop any plan with technology and VAR, and although everything is quite new, it is a way to attack corruption in fútbol.

[Sithara007]

I agree with you, when there is more than one host for the world cup the national teams have to travel between these countries, and they will have problems also whenever the teams come to a country and play a match there, they will have to have reserve hotel and get a ticket to travel another place with will take some energy and it will make the team tried while having one country hosting the games won't have these problems.

For the fans, it would mean more expenses in the form of flight ticket and multiple hotel bookings. Already the ticket rates are so expensive, and only the elite can watch the matches on ground. Imagine a fan travelling from Vancouver in Canada to Miami in the United States just to watch the matches involving his favorite team. The flight ticket alone is going to cost around $450 per head. And the few direct flights that are available will take a minimum of 6 hours (now add in time for security check and boarding). The same is applicable for fans who need to travel from Boston or New Jersey in the United States to Guadalajara in Mexico.

[Soonandwaite]

the 2026 world cup in mexico,usa and canada will be held for the first time with 48 nations. 104 world cup matches will be played in 12 groups of 4 teams each.
this means that there will be 24 more than before. this was announced today by fifa in kigali.
the world cup will last 40 ( 39 ) days. the world cup in qatar only lasted 28 days. is this a good or bad change  



source:https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21707008/fifa-expanded-world-cup-gianni-infantino/    

[Leviathan.007]

the 2026 world cup in mexico,usa and canada will be held for the first time with 48 nations. 104 world cup matches will be played in 12 groups of 4 teams each.
this means that there will be 24 more than before. this was announced today by fifa in kigali.
the world cup will last 40 ( 39 ) days. the world cup in qatar only lasted 28 days. is this a good or bad change  



source:https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21707008/fifa-expanded-world-cup-gianni-infantino/    

If you ask me I can say this is not a good change for the world cup to have more teams because there will be more weak teams in the world cup, however, the positive point of this decision is to have more nations and more people being part of the world cup so there will be more people in the world they are waiting to watch their national team games but still 48 team a lot and I don't know if just Europa will get more teams or other federation.

[Sithara007]

the 2026 world cup in mexico,usa and canada will be held for the first time with 48 nations. 104 world cup matches will be played in 12 groups of 4 teams each.
this means that there will be 24 more than before. this was announced today by fifa in kigali.
the world cup will last 40 ( 39 ) days. the world cup in qatar only lasted 28 days. is this a good or bad change  

source:https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21707008/fifa-expanded-world-cup-gianni-infantino/    

I am in favor of the new format. And I welcome the decision by FIFA to have 12 groups of 4 teams each (rather than the previous suggestion of having 16 groups with 3 teams each). And regarding the duration of the tournament, I guess it may not have any negative consequences as the world cup happens only once every 4 years. The 2022 FIFA World Cup was over too soon.. but then there is a counter argument that the Olympics get over in 2-3 weeks and the duration of FIFA World Cup is too long. But in order to accommodate so many teams, I feel that at least 5-6 weeks is needed.

[Silberman]

If you ask me I can say this is not a good change for the world cup to have more teams because there will be more weak teams in the world cup, however, the positive point of this decision is to have more nations and more people being part of the world cup so there will be more people in the world they are waiting to watch their national team games but still 48 team a lot and I don't know if just Europa will get more teams or other federation.

The quality of play will drop during the first two rounds but it should not be as bad as we imagine, after all on the world cup there are always a few strong teams that for some reason or another fail to make it to the tournament, so the increase on the number of teams not only will bring weaker teams to the cup but it will also bring those strong teams as well, and this will balance things out, even if it is undeniable that now weaker teams that on the previous format will never qualify to the world cup now will have the possibility of doing so with the current format.

[stadus]

Judging from the geographical and weather conditions, it seems that the South American zone is very supportive for national teams from Europe, many national teams seems not comfortable when Qatar as the host of FIFA World Cup 2022 because have hot weather and changed several league schedule for World Cup matches held on at the end year.

Still not official confirmed yet with FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States will held on middle years after several European League competition ended or FIFA keep try begin like the same previous FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar, but most effective with FIFA World Cup start after all league ended around June until July not on December like in Qatar.

To be honest, I didn't hear any complaints from the participants who competed in the 2022 world cup in Qatar regarding the weather conditions. because, the organizers have designed it in such a way for the convenience of the players. plus, visitors. they've worked around this with state-of-the-art "giant air conditioning" cooling technology to keep the stadium cool. so, weather problems were not an obstacle at the 2022 world cup in Qatar. but regarding the World Cup schedule being changed, that's true. it aims, in order to overcome the extreme climate. As a result, the league schedule was disrupted. but yes, at least the 2022 world cup was successful and lively despite the many controversies surrounding it.

Of course, there wasn't any complaints from any participants or teams who competed in the recent World Cup which was held in Qatar because aside from they are getting world-class treatment and amenities, Qatar World Cup has been held in the winter season instead of summer season where regular games has been scheduled from June to July. Qatar and FIFA council has been working together to make the World Cup season-friendly so that the national teams will not be playing under the hot scorching sun in the summer.

[bitgolden]

the 2026 world cup in mexico,usa and canada will be held for the first time with 48 nations. 104 world cup matches will be played in 12 groups of 4 teams each.
this means that there will be 24 more than before. this was announced today by fifa in kigali.
the world cup will last 40 ( 39 ) days. the world cup in qatar only lasted 28 days. is this a good or bad change  



source:https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21707008/fifa-expanded-world-cup-gianni-infantino/    

Most people think that this is a bad change, but the reality is that I believe it is a good change. Because, world cup is a global tournament and having more teams equals to having more fun, and that means a lot more money involved and a lot more players would work hard towards showing themselves as well.

In every single world cup, we have seen players increasing their value, we just saw the most recent one and there were 100+ million spent on players that showed how great they were there as well. I think the valuation increase on players thanks to world cup is not to be considered something small, so the more players there are in world cup, the more fun we will have watching them try to prove themselves.

[LUCKMCFLY]

In the next World Cup I have high hopes of seeing some countries that have never been to the World Cup, it is also good taste that the quotas of the countries that will participate will be increased, this means that we will have much more time enjoying great football, that means that there will be more emotions, and if the World Cup lasts longer, it means that there will be more opportunity to know much more about the host countries, this refers to their customs, it will also generate more business and it will translate into great tourism for the countries , which will cause the economy of those countries to have large income and achieve more progress.

Yes.. this is what excites me the most. Next time we are going to witness the participation from a number of countries, who will be playing in the world cup for the first time ever. Some of the probable names are Iraq, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Finland, Ethiopia and Tanzania.

Look at the map below, and you can find huge areas in Asia and Africa never getting represented in the FIFA World Cup. Finally the scenario is going to change:

The next World Cup is going to be very decisive for us, I have a lot of faith that we can go to the World Cup, especially Venezuela, the bad thing is that I see that the replacement generation of Venezuela is not in very good shape, they are quite complicated, on the other On the other hand, I see very well countries like Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, which on the part of South America and on the other hand in the other continents are quite excited, in Asia they are quite excited, I heard that Japan has a very large project, which in about 15 At 20 years old they want to win the world championships in a row, I don't know what kind of study they have but it causes a lot of curiosity, besides the Japanese fútbol performance is very high.

[Sithara007]

The next World Cup is going to be very decisive for us, I have a lot of faith that we can go to the World Cup, especially Venezuela, the bad thing is that I see that the replacement generation of Venezuela is not in very good shape, they are quite complicated, on the other On the other hand, I see very well countries like Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, which on the part of South America and on the other hand in the other continents are quite excited, in Asia they are quite excited, I heard that Japan has a very large project, which in about 15 At 20 years old they want to win the world championships in a row, I don't know what kind of study they have but it causes a lot of curiosity, besides the Japanese fútbol performance is very high.

In terms of skills and quality, I would rate Venezuela as a team that is much stronger than Japan. But Venezuela is unlucky to be included in the CONMEBOL grouping and therefore they almost never manages to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. On the other hand, Japan is included in a relatively weak confederation (AFC) and it is easier for them to quality. And in 2026, the chances of qualifying get even brighter for Japan, as the slots from AFC are increased by a significant amount. But this is one of the drawbacks of the qualification system. Strong teams from CONMEBOL and UEFA sometimes lose out, while weaker teams from CAF and AFC gets the entry.

[Pierre 2]

I think decision to make it 12 groups with 4 teams is good. If they increased number of teams in groups there would be huge lack of competition and many teams would drive matches to 0-0 or 1-1 intentionally. I think this design is better even because third places in groups can be very worthwhile now if you are successful team. 8 out of 12 means, technically, it's very high chance that you get to next round if you win only 1 little match. Wonderful.

[Daniel91]

I think decision to make it 12 groups with 4 teams is good. If they increased number of teams in groups there would be huge lack of competition and many teams would drive matches to 0-0 or 1-1 intentionally. I think this design is better even because third places in groups can be very worthwhile now if you are successful team. 8 out of 12 means, technically, it's very high chance that you get to next round if you win only 1 little match. Wonderful.

I personally don't like that decision for several reasons.
With the increase in the number of national teams, the quality of the competition will decrease.
We will see more boring and bad matches, which will reduce interest in the competition.
Given that most of the third-placed national teams will have a chance to qualify for the knockout phase of the competition, we will see a lot more calculations in the national team game and playing on the score, which will not contribute to the quality of the competition.
Obviously, for FIFA, profit have become much more important than the quality of the competition itself.

[Strongkored]

I think decision to make it 12 groups with 4 teams is good. If they increased number of teams in groups there would be huge lack of competition and many teams would drive matches to 0-0 or 1-1 intentionally. I think this design is better even because third places in groups can be very worthwhile now if you are successful team. 8 out of 12 means, technically, it's very high chance that you get to next round if you win only 1 little match. Wonderful.

I think the decision with the new format was to accommodate the aspirations of the many teams participating and that was the best option, because with more teams that will qualify for the knockout rounds it will increase the motivation of each team to prepare themselves so they can at least qualify for the knockout rounds, because teams that have often played in the World Cup will be counted as strong teams so that it can be relatively easy to qualify for the next round.

[RealMalatesta]

I think decision to make it 12 groups with 4 teams is good. If they increased number of teams in groups there would be huge lack of competition and many teams would drive matches to 0-0 or 1-1 intentionally. I think this design is better even because third places in groups can be very worthwhile now if you are successful team. 8 out of 12 means, technically, it's very high chance that you get to next round if you win only 1 little match. Wonderful.

I think the decision with the new format was to accommodate the aspirations of the many teams participating and that was the best option, because with more teams that will qualify for the knockout rounds it will increase the motivation of each team to prepare themselves so they can at least qualify for the knockout rounds, because teams that have often played in the World Cup will be counted as strong teams so that it can be relatively easy to qualify for the next round.

I agree, plus this will make sure that big teams do not get there and then suddenly suck, because we have seen plenty of "good" teams that ended up in the group stages and started to lose games, if there are more teams then either those good teams will have to play better, or the teams that they beat to get there will have another chance to go further.

Look at Germany, they managed to go to world cup and then suck big time there, was that fair to whoever they displaced when they got here? If that team whoever they are was there, maybe they would play better and go out of the group stages? That is why it is important to include more teams to keep everyone on their toes.

[Leviathan.007]

I think decision to make it 12 groups with 4 teams is good. If they increased number of teams in groups there would be huge lack of competition and many teams would drive matches to 0-0 or 1-1 intentionally. I think this design is better even because third places in groups can be very worthwhile now if you are successful team. 8 out of 12 means, technically, it's very high chance that you get to next round if you win only 1 little match. Wonderful.

I personally don't like that decision for several reasons.
With the increase in the number of national teams, the quality of the competition will decrease.
We will see more boring and bad matches, which will reduce interest in the competition.
Given that most of the third-placed national teams will have a chance to qualify for the knockout phase of the competition, we will see a lot more calculations in the national team game and playing on the score, which will not contribute to the quality of the competition.
Obviously, for FIFA, profit have become much more important than the quality of the competition itself.

I totally agree with the first reason you said about increasing the number of teams in the world cup because letting more weak teams participate in the world cup will surely decrease the quality of the world cup and we will see more games where the weak team playing against a strong team with full defensive playing style from the beginning of the match with can make the world cup matches boring for the fans.