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Despite the 2022 World Cup still being on the horizon this year, FIFA is already putting plans in place for future tournaments, with Mike Schmidt Jersey ambitious options for growing the competition.

Plans to expand the competition from 32 to 48 teams were rejected ahead of Qatar 2022 but FIFA has confirmed the change will come into force for the 2026 tournament.

The 2022 World Cup will set a series of historical firsts, as a debut World Cup in the Middle East, and the first-ever version of it to be held during the winter months.

However, the 2026 incarnation will be the first to be staged jointly by three countries, in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and a test run for the controversial expansion to 48 nations.

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The 23rd FIFA World Cup is expected to take place in June and July 2026, with an extended format due to the increase in teams.

The decision to increase the amount of qualifying teams was initially met with criticism Juan Samuel Jersey primarily from UEFA nations but FIFA upheld its decision on all aspects of the North American tournament.

Current FIFA rules state the door is open for any nation/national FA to bid for the 2030 World Cup, provided it has not previously hosted the competition twice, with Europe or Latin America the most likely options

The trio of nations hosting the 2026 World Cup the USA, Canada and Mexico will divide games up between them with certain group-stage matches based in one nation to reduce travel.

Canada has confirmed two venues, Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton and BMO Zach Eflin Jersey Field in Toronto, plus three in Mexico are set as the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Estadio BBVA in Monterrey and Estadio Akron in Guadalajara.

The US will cover the majority of games with 11 stadiums to be picked from 17 potential options put forward by tournament organizers.

That list will be cut down as plans are ramped up in the next two years with the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami all expected to remain as host locations.

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Though a confirmed decision over the hosts for the 2030 competition is not expected until 2024, there has Larry Bowa Jersey been sustained interest from Morocco and Spain-Portugal, plus two four-nation combined bids involving Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Greece in Europe and Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile in South America.

FIFA will conduct further viability studies Cesar Hernandez Jersey into each country after the 2022 World Cup with the current rumors tipping for a return to Europe after South Africa in 2010, Brazil in 2014, Ru sia in 2018 and Qatar this winter.

FIFA implemented a policy of rotating World Cup hosting duties following both political and sporting pre sure after the 1950 World Cup.

With CONEMBOL (South America) and UEFA (Europe) the two dominant federations within the developing tournament, FIFA was keen to keep both sides happy, after succe sive World Cups in Europe in the 1930s in Italy and France.

The policy of direct rotation between Europe and Latin America continued until 1970, when Mexico (CONCACAF) was added to the cycle, followed by Nick Pivetta Jersey Japan and South Korea in 2002 (AFC) and South Africa in 2010 (CAF).

However, , with the practice deemed outdated as member federations were not always ready to take their turn when needed with suitable bids rejected as a result.