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United States to host expanded 32-team Club World Cup in 2025 | Football News – Times of India

The United States has been chosen as the host country for the Club World Cup in 2025. This will be the first time that the FIFA tournament features 32 teams, representing a significant expansion from the current format. The announcement was made during an online meeting of the FIFA Council on Friday.The expanded tournament lineup will include prominent clubs such as Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Chelsea, who have already secured their places as recent Champions League winners. The Club World Cup in 2025 will serve as a crucial testing ground for stadiums and operations, providing valuable insights and preparations one year ahead of the highly anticipated 2026 World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.FIFA commended the United States for its pro...
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World Cup 2026 to feature 12 groups of four teams: FIFA | Football News – Times of India

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.It means that there will be 104 matches played, a huge increase on the 64 games at last year's tournament.FIFA's original plan for 2026, when the World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, was for 16 groups of three teams, from which the top two would adva...