Our men's soccer team was eliminated early with Qatar 2022
World Cup
Unattached, reduced to cannon fodder in the mouths of the fans, hated as if they were rotten.
However, our
women's soccer
But against all odds, the glory of the Asian Championship made the men's soccer team a target again, with paragraphs flying and curses.
Even though there is a lot of helplessness in the heart, after the anger, we still have to continue to pay attention to soccer, continue to pay attention to the men's soccer team, after all, this is our eternal home team.
Looking ahead to 2026
World Cup
This year's tournament.
national soccer team
Although there is no guarantee that we will participate in the battle, the flame of hope has been lit, after all, the number of places has been increased.
Looking back, 32 teams competed
World Cup
But from 2026, the field will expand to 48 teams.
Bid results announced
The Asian region was awarded 8.5 places, four more than before. If our men's soccer team still fails to qualify through the qualifiers
World Cup
I am afraid that we really have to question the necessity of its existence.
On June 13, 2018, FIFA officially announced at its Congress that the United States, Canada, and Mexico (a joint bid) had beaten Morocco for the 2026
World Cup
of hosting rights.
In 2026, 48 teams will play together, the group stage is divided into 16 groups, there is no draw, and a draw will be decided by penalty kicks, with the top two teams advancing.
World Cup
A total of 80 matches.
From 2026 onwards.
World Cup
The field will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams. The group stage is divided into 16 groups of three teams each, with a single round-robin tournament in which the top two teams advance, followed by knockout rounds, with all 80 matches to be completed in 32 days.
Distribution of places by continent
In this meeting, each continent had half a seat in the play-offs. Asia actually received 8.5 seats. The exact allocation is as follows:
Asia: 8.5
Africa: 9.5
North and Central America: 6.5
South America: 6.5
Oceania: 1.5
Europe: 16
So far, everything is in the hands of the men's soccer team.
