FIFA approves 2026 World Cup format with record 104 matches

Traditionally, top two teams from each group advance to the last 16 but the 2026 edition will also have teams moving into the knockout round.

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In this file picture taken on Feb 15, 2019, a picture shows the FIFA logo during a press conference held by the president of the football's governing body at the FIFA Executive Football Summit in Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE / AFP)

March 16, 2023

Traditionally, top two teams from each group advance to the last 16 but the 2026 edition will also have teams moving into the knockout round.

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