FIFA has gone back on its decision to have 16 three-team groups at the 2026 men’s World Cup finals. Instead, the new format will see 12 groups of four introduced.
The excitement of the final round of opening-phase fixtures in Qatar last year was almost too much to handle for the world game governing body’s president, Gianni Infantino, leading him to consider changing course for the expanded tournament in three and a half years.
