A look at the factors affecting the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament schedule
FIFA acknowledges organizing the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup comes with a severely ramped-up degree of difficulty compared to 2022 in Qatar. That tournament consisted of 32 teams and 64 matches in eight stadiums, all within a 55-kilometre radius of Qatar’s capital city of Doha. The 2026 edition will feature 48 teams, 104 matches and 16 cit