FIFA expands 2026 World Cup again, with Toronto and Vancouver hosting 104 matches
The expanded World Cup in North America got even more supersized on Tuesday.
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World Cup 2026 to feature 12 groups of four teams
KIGALI: The expanded 2026 men’s World Cup in North America will start with 12 groups of four teams, a change from the original planned format of 16 groups of three, football’s world governing body FIFA announced on Tuesday. “The revised format mitigates the risk of collusion and ensures that all the teams play a minimum of three matches, while providing balanced rest time between competing teams,” FIFA said of the format for the first World Cup to feature 48 teams, up from 32 sides at the recent tournament in Qatar.
Unopposed Gianni Infantino Set For Third Term As FIFA President
Gianni Infantino is set to be waved in for a third four-year term as FIFA president when world football's governing body holds its annual congress in the Rwandan capital Kigali on Thursday. Delegates from the 211 member federations will have a limited choice at the 73rd FIFA Congress, between re-electing the 52-year-old incumbent by acclamation or symbolically disapproving. Unexpectedly elected in February 2016 following the scandal that brought down Sepp Blatter, Infantino already stood unopposed for re-election in 2019 and is now poised to stay in charge of world football until at least 2027.
What new look Club World Cup plans mean for Manchester United and Man City
FIFA has approved plans to expand the Club World Cup to 32 teams for the 2025 tournament.
Qatar Spied On Ex Top Swiss Prosecutor Probing FIFA: Report
Qatar spied on a former Swiss attorney general and bugged his secret meeting with the FIFA chief, amid fears it could be stripped of hosting the 2022 World Cup, media reported Sunday. An intelligence operation commissioned by Qatar bugged an informal meeting six years ago between Switzerland's top prosecutor at the time Michael Lauber and FIFA chief Gianni Infantino, the NZZ am Sonntag weekly reported. The paper said its months-long investigation had revealed that the covert meeting in Bern on June 16, 2017, which after it was revealed cost Lauber his job, had been secretly recorded on behalf of the wealthy Gulf state.
Alasan Amali Mundur dari Menpora: Tak Fair hanya Urus Satu Cabor
Zainudin Amali buka-bukaan terkait alasan melepas jabatannya sebagai Menpora dan memilih mengurus bola. Ia merasa tidak fair dan tak etis jika hanya urus satu cabor.
Swiss prosecutors drop investigation into FIFA boss Infantino over private jet
Swiss federal prosecutors have closed an investigation into FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his use of a private jet in 2017, world soccer's governing body said on Thursday.
Players' union supports temporary concussion substitutes trial
MANCHESTER, England : The current concussion protocol in soccer is not working, according to global players' union FIFPRO, which supports calls for a trial on temporary concussion substitutes.