On June 13, 2018, FIFA announced that a historic event would take place in 2026, as the World Cup tournament would be organized by three countries (Canada, Mexico, and the United States). – 2026 will be much, much bigger. I think this part of the world doesn’t realize what’s going to happen in 2026. These three countries will be turned upside down and then turned upside down again. The world will invade Canada, Mexico and the United States. They will be attacked by a great wave of joy and happiness, said Gianni Infantino, quoted by Reuters.
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If that was not enough, for the first time as many as 48 teams will take part in it, while previously there were 32 of them. Although the group phase was initially considered to consist of 16 groups of three teams, finally, on March 14, FIFA approved a changed format of 12 groups. four teams each.
FIFA has made a decision. We know where the opening match and final of the 2026 World Cup will take place
We already know that the tournament will be played in 16 cities (11 USA, three Mexico, two Canada), and most of the matches (60 out of 80) will take place in the United States. And although the most expensive stadium is located in Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium), on Sunday UEFA announced that the opening match will take place in Mexico at Estadio Azteca, which can accommodate just under 90,000. fans.
Shortly afterwards, another news was announced, namely the host of the World Cup grand final. The two best teams in the world will face each other on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The facility was opened in 2010 and is used every day to host games of the New York Giants and New York Jets in the NFL. Its capacity is 82.5 thousand. fans, and the total construction cost reached approximately USD 1.6 billion.
During the next World Cup, the defending champions will be the Argentines, who defeated France in the final of the Qatar World Cup on penalties. Croatia won the bronze medal, beating Morocco 2-1 in the third-place match.
2024-02-04 22:23:00
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