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Quote from: alegotardo on February 23, 2023, 09:41:51 PM

Honestly.... analyze the numbers well:
There will be 48 different teams/countries to dispute a single cup, the others leave "with nothing", it will be absurd 80 games to be played in 32 days (more than a month) and an almost incalculable income of more than U$ 6 billion. These will probably be the new World Cup numbers from 2026 onwards, numbers that in my opinion indicate extreme greed and politics on the part of FIFA and those involved.

The increase to 48 teams simply means that we will have more weak or average teams competing in a competition that should only bring together the best from each continent.

In my opinion, the pre-selections for the World Cup should gain more prominence and monitoring by Fifa, instead of increasing the number of teams in the main world football tournament that we have.

Dude, if you want to watch just 32 teams playing in the world cup, then you can do one thing. You can skip the group phase and then watch from the Round of 32 onwards. For fans like me, the expansion to 48 teams is the best thing that has ever happened with the FIFA world cup. It will add more diversity to the tournament, by including more teams from Asia and Africa. The current setup, being dominated by UEFA gets quite repetitive. Obviously the Europeans will be upset about it, but they need to admit that the era of European dominance in world football is over.

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Quote from: mm2543363580 on February 24, 2023, 07:21:52 AM

Realistically new teams will just add on to new games and little bit excitement for new teams and their fans but on larger scale honestly everything will be the same. Same old experienced teams and Europe will dominate the world cup and winner will be amongst them.

Looking forward to Morocco performance in next world cup .

Maybe you are right that experienced teams will still dominate at the 2026 World Cup and that domination will occur because they are developing good football in their respective countries, especially Europe, and if other countries want they can do the same so they can compete in the World Cup because they know that the chances of qualifying are bigger because there are more spots up for grabs.

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Quote from: alegotardo on February 23, 2023, 09:41:51 PM

Quote from: gagux123 on February 23, 2023, 06:42:00 PM

Well, I believe everyone knows about the changes that will occur in the next world cup.

Regarding the participating countries, do you believe that the insertion of more teams could increase the level of the next world cup? Or is this something irrelevant?
What's your opinion guys?

Honestly.... analyze the numbers well:
There will be 48 different teams/countries to dispute a single cup, the others leave "with nothing", it will be absurd 80 games to be played in 32 days (more than a month) and an almost incalculable income of more than U$ 6 billion. These will probably be the new World Cup numbers from 2026 onwards, numbers that in my opinion indicate extreme greed and politics on the part of FIFA and those involved.

The increase to 48 teams simply means that we will have more weak or average teams competing in a competition that should only bring together the best from each continent.

In my opinion, the pre-selections for the World Cup should gain more prominence and monitoring by Fifa, instead of increasing the number of teams in the main world football tournament that we have.

Realistically new teams will just add on to new games and little bit excitement for new teams and their fans but on larger scale honestly everything will be the same. Same old experienced teams and Europe will dominate the world cup and winner will be amongst them.

Looking forward to Morocco performance in next world cup .

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Quote from: alegotardo on February 23, 2023, 09:41:51 PM

There will be 48 different teams/countries to dispute a single cup, the others leave "with nothing", it will be absurd 80 games to be played in 32 days (more than a month) and an almost incalculable income of more than U$ 6 billion. These will probably be the new World Cup numbers from 2026 onwards, numbers that in my opinion indicate extreme greed and politics on the part of FIFA and those involved.

The increase to 48 teams simply means that we will have more weak or average teams competing in a competition that should only bring together the best from each continent.

In my opinion, the pre-selections for the World Cup should gain more prominence and monitoring by Fifa, instead of increasing the number of teams in the main world football tournament that we have.

I would guess that having a chance to bring in those low level nations which can make a surprise is the main attraction and reason along with of course money. I think having that much money is not a bad thing, we are talking about 6 billion per 4 years, so that's 1.5 billion per year income, and not really that bad, this is a business so they need to make some profit to begin with.

I do not see if it's bad for the nations and the players neither, it would be great for them to show themselves on the biggest stage, they would love to do it. So the only thing "bad" about this is low level teams playing each other, and you might as well not watch it if you don't want to.

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Quote from: gagux123 on February 23, 2023, 06:42:00 PM

Well, I believe everyone knows about the changes that will occur in the next world cup.

Regarding the participating countries, do you believe that the insertion of more teams could increase the level of the next world cup? Or is this something irrelevant?
What's your opinion guys?

Honestly.... analyze the numbers well:
There will be 48 different teams/countries to dispute a single cup, the others leave "with nothing", it will be absurd 80 games to be played in 32 days (more than a month) and an almost incalculable income of more than U$ 6 billion. These will probably be the new World Cup numbers from 2026 onwards, numbers that in my opinion indicate extreme greed and politics on the part of FIFA and those involved.

The increase to 48 teams simply means that we will have more weak or average teams competing in a competition that should only bring together the best from each continent.

In my opinion, the pre-selections for the World Cup should gain more prominence and monitoring by Fifa, instead of increasing the number of teams in the main world football tournament that we have.

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Quote from: gagux123 on February 23, 2023, 06:42:00 PM

Well, I believe everyone knows about the changes that will occur in the next world cup.

Regarding the participating countries, do you believe that the insertion of more teams could increase the level of the next world cup? Or is this something irrelevant?
What's your opinion guys?

We already had multiple debates on this topic. Some of the users feel that the inclusion of more teams would dilute the quality of the world cup. But I strongly disagree with such statements. From what we have seen in Qatar 2022, the gap between "stronger" and "weaker" teams have got narrowed. Asian and African teams are getting stronger with each passing year. And secondly, if we call this competition a "world" cup, then there should be adequate representation from each continent. Giving 4 slots to Asia, which is home of half of the world's population sounds illogical for me. And that is why I accept the decision by FIFA to expand the number of participants to 48.

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Quote from: gagux123 on February 23, 2023, 06:42:00 PM

Well, I believe everyone knows about the changes that will occur in the next world cup.

Regarding the participating countries, do you believe that the insertion of more teams could increase the level of the next world cup? Or is this something irrelevant?
What's your opinion guys?

It is like every country's dream to be into the World Cup. Getting an opportunity will surely make the World Cup reach the next level in terms of popularity and more people will start watching it. Nowadays the world countries that doesn't have representation too watch football supporting some other team. Now those countries could get a chance to support their own country. So this isn't irrelevant and it is a must thing and the federation have taken the right decision according to the need.

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Well, I believe everyone knows about the changes that will occur in the next world cup.

Regarding the participating countries, do you believe that the insertion of more teams could increase the level of the next world cup? Or is this something irrelevant?
What's your opinion guys?

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Quote from: Leviathan.007 on February 23, 2023, 04:04:29 PM

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Quote from: LUCKMCFLY on February 22, 2023, 08:46:40 PM

Soccer in the USA has grown a lot, I do not deny it, the MLS is one of the leagues that are famous, but when we refer to Mexico things can change, I have never been to that beautiful country, but some friends tell me that since children, there is a lot of activity with a soccer ball, children play in the streets, in the parks, I cannot deny that Mexicans also have baseball as a powerful sport, but when it comes to soccer, it identifies them even more, so it can be That is one of the reasons why they have allowed them to have those matches, because they are very fanatical, and if we compare it with US soccer, I think the Mexicans are superior in technique.

Latin America as a whole is crazy about football, and it is not just Mexico. In case of Mexico, they are located close to the United States and therefore they were included in the combined bid to host FIFA 2026. The situation is entirely different in the United States and Canada. In the US, baseball (MLB), American football (NFL), basketball (NBA) and ice-hockey (NHL) are far more popular when compared to soccer. The same can be said in Canada as well, where NHL is the most popular league. But during the recent years, MLS has gained popularity (especially among the new immigrants).

We know the Latin countries are crazy about football in their country but this time the world cup will be hosted in America and all the teams hosting the tournament will be from America. In my opinion, Mexico is more popular with football fans than the United States and Canada. As you have mentioned, football is not the first favorite sport in north America, so I hope the Mexican people and Mexican fans are more interested in football than their northern counterparts.

Agreed, and based on the Olympics football winning data it is United States that have won more on the Women's Football. Canada too holds few bronze medals. In mens football it is Mexico that is dominant among the three and in the last Tokyo Olympic, Mexico have managed to win the bronze medal. This shows there is good teams and in particular Mexico have the good fab base for football. USA and Canada will spend more and the same could train the teams for a better position.

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Quote from: Sithara007 on February 22, 2023, 09:31:39 PM

Quote from: LUCKMCFLY on February 22, 2023, 08:46:40 PM

Soccer in the USA has grown a lot, I do not deny it, the MLS is one of the leagues that are famous, but when we refer to Mexico things can change, I have never been to that beautiful country, but some friends tell me that since children, there is a lot of activity with a soccer ball, children play in the streets, in the parks, I cannot deny that Mexicans also have baseball as a powerful sport, but when it comes to soccer, it identifies them even more, so it can be That is one of the reasons why they have allowed them to have those matches, because they are very fanatical, and if we compare it with US soccer, I think the Mexicans are superior in technique.

Latin America as a whole is crazy about football, and it is not just Mexico. In case of Mexico, they are located close to the United States and therefore they were included in the combined bid to host FIFA 2026. The situation is entirely different in the United States and Canada. In the US, baseball (MLB), American football (NFL), basketball (NBA) and ice-hockey (NHL) are far more popular when compared to soccer. The same can be said in Canada as well, where NHL is the most popular league. But during the recent years, MLS has gained popularity (especially among the new immigrants).

We know the Latin countries are crazy about football in their country but this time the world cup will be hosted in America and all the teams hosting the tournament will be from America. In my opinion, Mexico is more popular with football fans than the United States and Canada. As you have mentioned, football is not the first favorite sport in north America, so I hope the Mexican people and Mexican fans are more interested in football than their northern counterparts.

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Quote from: Sithara007 on February 22, 2023, 09:31:39 PM

Quote from: LUCKMCFLY on February 22, 2023, 08:46:40 PM

Soccer in the USA has grown a lot, I do not deny it, the MLS is one of the leagues that are famous, but when we refer to Mexico things can change, I have never been to that beautiful country, but some friends tell me that since children, there is a lot of activity with a soccer ball, children play in the streets, in the parks, I cannot deny that Mexicans also have baseball as a powerful sport, but when it comes to soccer, it identifies them even more, so it can be That is one of the reasons why they have allowed them to have those matches, because they are very fanatical, and if we compare it with US soccer, I think the Mexicans are superior in technique.

Latin America as a whole is crazy about football, and it is not just Mexico. In case of Mexico, they are located close to the United States and therefore they were included in the combined bid to host FIFA 2026. The situation is entirely different in the United States and Canada. In the US, baseball (MLB), American football (NFL), basketball (NBA) and ice-hockey (NHL) are far more popular when compared to soccer. The same can be said in Canada as well, where NHL is the most popular league. But during the recent years, MLS has gained popularity (especially among the new immigrants).

By the looks of it, younger people do not care about any of these sports, not just one of them. Which means that it is not going to be easy to make a deduction out of this, maybe when they grow older, they will start to enjoy it a bit more? When you are young, you could go out and have a drink with your friends, but when you are old, you may rather stay at home and watch a football game, any type of football, it is a lot more fun that way.

I personally started to watch more and more sports when I got older, I will have to come clean and say that I used to enjoy NBA more, and not so much anymore, but I do still watch sports, just other ones, like F1 for example. Which means when you grow older, you may watch more sports and this could go back to how it was.

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Quote from: noormcs5 on December 25, 2022, 06:11:35 AM

We shall discuss everything from qualification, preparation, and then the commencement of the actual Fifa world cup in 2026.

I've been paying attention to the thread of the upcoming world cup 2026, three countries are hosting at once, as @noormcs5 said and also several other sources.

2026 FIFA World Cup

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The tournament will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The United States will host 60 matches, including every match from the quarterfinals onward, while neighboring Canada and Mexico will each host 10 matches, making a total of 80 matches.[1] The tournament will be the first hosted by three nations.[2][3] Argentina are the defending champions.

In the quote above I started to think.
my view especially for fans and spectators if the world cup tournament venues are placed in 16 cities of three countries, fans who want to watch live will cost an additional three times as much, I think this will make it difficult for viewers who want to watch the 2026 world cup live. what else is the world economy deteriorating.

From the location I saw and where the 2026 world cup is taking place.

Fans and spectators will pay 3X more, when compared to the world cup that has been completed in one country/other country, such as Qatar 2022 and others, I think this will have a direct negative impact on fans who want to watch live, be it lodging costs, transportation costs and many other costs that must be incurred. if they want to watch world cup 2026 in three different countries and different cities.

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Quote from: pawanjain on February 23, 2023, 09:58:06 AM

Wow, this is really great. Now that 48 teams will be able to participate in the FIFA worldcup it will open up opportunities for other countries as well.
I wonder if India will be able to be one of those countries but I guess it's hard to be able to qualify for the FIFA world cup.
2026 is still far way and we don't know what more additional rules FIFA brings in this time.
Fifa 2022 was truly amazing with Argentina winning a victorious match. Let's what 2026 has in store for us.

Forty eight teams in total, that is a plus sixteen more. This is a good chance. The continents of America, Europe, and Africa all have strong teams and are likely to take the majority of the new participants. Asia will have an additional two to four teams and Middle East teams are good in the region.

India is currently ranked 106 on the FIFA ranking list. India still has time to further improve its ranking and quality, so it is not impossible. However, aggressive football programs at a young age are the best way to build a future team. Because India is primarily a cricket playing nation, there may be little interest in football there.

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Quote from: pawanjain on February 23, 2023, 09:58:06 AM

Wow, this is really great. Now that 48 teams will be able to participate in the FIFA worldcup it will open up opportunities for other countries as well.
I wonder if India will be able to be one of those countries but I guess it's hard to be able to qualify for the FIFA world cup.
2026 is still far way and we don't know what more additional rules FIFA brings in this time.
Fifa 2022 was truly amazing with Argentina winning a victorious match. Let's what 2026 has in store for us.

In the 2026 World Cup I am sure that there will be at least 2 to 3 teams participating for the first time in a World Cup.

About India, at least the suspension was lifted, and the country can try to qualify, but the road is hard, the Fifa ban showed that there are serious problems in the Indian soccer confederation.
There's 8 spots for Asia for 2026, India is 106th in FIFA Ranking, and only 19th in AFC

In my predictions, the "confirmed" countries that will qualify will be:

Japan
Iran
South Korea
Australia
Saudi Arabia

These 5 countries are in a better level than any others, so there's 3 spots remaining.
For the number of inhabitants that India has, it would be a great deal for FIFA if the country participated in a cup, and it would certainly help to draw attention to soccer in the country, but it is very difficult to qualify.

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Wow, this is really great. Now that 48 teams will be able to participate in the FIFA worldcup it will open up opportunities for other countries as well.
I wonder if India will be able to be one of those countries but I guess it's hard to be able to qualify for the FIFA world cup.
2026 is still far way and we don't know what more additional rules FIFA brings in this time.
Fifa 2022 was truly amazing with Argentina winning a victorious match. Let's what 2026 has in store for us.

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Quote from: Sithara007 on February 23, 2023, 05:46:55 AM

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I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing. In Latin America, there is so much focus on football that all the other sports items get sidelined. And this is one of the reasons why these countries perform poorly in Olympics (when compared to the United States and Canada). But then it is their choice. In the US, the focus is more on their own "local" sports (such as baseball), as well as for athletics. And as a result, they always top the Olympic medal chart. Priorities matter. Americans give a higher priority to the Olympics, while for the Latin Americans, higher in order is FIFA world cup.

Well, also the number of people matters...

The US has 334 million people

China also does great at the Olympics, with 1.4 billion...

Argentina for example has about 45 million.

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Quote from: nullama on February 23, 2023, 01:59:25 AM

It's nowhere close in the US. Sure, there are some fans, but it's so fragmented. In South America it's 99% football. Nothing comes close to it.

I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing. In Latin America, there is so much focus on football that all the other sports items get sidelined. And this is one of the reasons why these countries perform poorly in Olympics (when compared to the United States and Canada). But then it is their choice. In the US, the focus is more on their own "local" sports (such as baseball), as well as for athletics. And as a result, they always top the Olympic medal chart. Priorities matter. Americans give a higher priority to the Olympics, while for the Latin Americans, higher in order is FIFA world cup.

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Quote from: LUCKMCFLY on February 22, 2023, 08:46:40 PM

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Soccer in the USA has grown a lot, I do not deny it, the MLS is one of the leagues that are famous, but when we refer to Mexico things can change, I have never been to that beautiful country, but some friends tell me that since children, there is a lot of activity with a soccer ball, children play in the streets, in the parks, I cannot deny that Mexicans also have baseball as a powerful sport, but when it comes to soccer, it identifies them even more, so it can be That is one of the reasons why they have allowed them to have those matches, because they are very fanatical, and if we compare it with US soccer, I think the Mexicans are superior in technique.

Sure, but there's simply no comparison with South America, or Europe.

When there's a world cup match involving their home country there, the whole country stops and watches the game.

It's nowhere close in the US. Sure, there are some fans, but it's so fragmented. In South America it's 99% football. Nothing comes close to it.

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Quote from: LUCKMCFLY on February 22, 2023, 08:46:40 PM

Soccer in the USA has grown a lot, I do not deny it, the MLS is one of the leagues that are famous, but when we refer to Mexico things can change, I have never been to that beautiful country, but some friends tell me that since children, there is a lot of activity with a soccer ball, children play in the streets, in the parks, I cannot deny that Mexicans also have baseball as a powerful sport, but when it comes to soccer, it identifies them even more, so it can be That is one of the reasons why they have allowed them to have those matches, because they are very fanatical, and if we compare it with US soccer, I think the Mexicans are superior in technique.

Latin America as a whole is crazy about football, and it is not just Mexico. In case of Mexico, they are located close to the United States and therefore they were included in the combined bid to host FIFA 2026. The situation is entirely different in the United States and Canada. In the US, baseball (MLB), American football (NFL), basketball (NBA) and ice-hockey (NHL) are far more popular when compared to soccer. The same can be said in Canada as well, where NHL is the most popular league. But during the recent years, MLS has gained popularity (especially among the new immigrants).

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Quote from: STT on February 10, 2023, 07:57:46 PM

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Canada and Mexico will host 10 matches each.

Nice of USA to share but isnt it slightly ironic the Mexico is by far the most popular soccer/fútbol playing nation out of the three but only will do 12% of the total. I just wonder on the thinking behind not doing an equal split, maybe it suits all three countries just fine as USA is by far the most capable of hosting any sporting event; however in terms of audience and attendance it looks funny. USA are advancing in this sport alot I think so in a few years time I might be completely wrong to worry about it at all.

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back in my childhood days, Brazil was the best country in terms of football,

Still are some would say though I'm glad for Messi he got his dream win.

Soccer in the USA has grown a lot, I do not deny it, the MLS is one of the leagues that are famous, but when we refer to Mexico things can change, I have never been to that beautiful country, but some friends tell me that since children, there is a lot of activity with a soccer ball, children play in the streets, in the parks, I cannot deny that Mexicans also have baseball as a powerful sport, but when it comes to soccer, it identifies them even more, so it can be That is one of the reasons why they have allowed them to have those matches, because they are very fanatical, and if we compare it with US soccer, I think the Mexicans are superior in technique.

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