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World Cup: Fifa president Gianni Infantino backs 48-team World Cup with 16...
NEW FIFA president Giovanni Infantino has revealed his ambition to expand the World Cup to 48 teams.The recently-elected chief of world football wants to see the number of nations competing grow from...
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Fifa to trial video assistant referees at Club World Cup in Japan to help...
FIFA will test the use of video assistant referees to help with key decisions in games at the upcoming Club World Cup in Japan.Champions League winners Real Madrid will be among the six teams involved,...
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Fifa consider using penalty shootouts to decide drawn World Cup group matches...
FIFA are considering yet another bizarre change to the format of the World Cup.Earlier in the week, president Gianni Infantino revealed his ambition to introduce a 48-team World Cup, with the group...
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England football: Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions on the hunt for an...
GARETH SOUTHGATE is on the look-out for a new England coach, with the main goal being to ‘win the 2022 World Cup’.The FA have posted a job vacancy on their website for an ‘out-of-possession’ expert to...
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Germany are against Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s plans for 48-team World...
GERMANY’s football president Reinhard Grindel has said his country are against the expansion of the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams. Fifa president Gianni Infantino wants to increase the number of teams...
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Fifa will look to merge North and South America in World Cup qualifying to...
Fifa will propose that CONCACAF (North and Central America qualifying) should merge with CONMEBOL (South America qualifying). The world governing body wants to expand the World Cup from 32 teams to 48...
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World Cup 2026: Fifa unanimously decide on a 48-team tournament – to include...
THE Fifa Council have unanimously decided to increase the World Cup to 48 teams from 2026.The new format will see the tournament have 16 groups made up of three teams per group.The FIFA Council...
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When will the World Cup expand to 48 nations and how many groups will there...
FIFA have unanimously voted to increase the World Cup to 48 teams.It is the first expansion of the tournament since France 98 and represents a huge change in structure.President Gianni Infantino – who...
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World Cup 2026: Fifa changes could benefit England with Three Lions...
ENGLAND could benefit greatly from a 48-team World Cup, it has been claimed.Fifa members have voted to expand football’s greatest competition despite fierce protests from major nations. It means there...
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World Cup 2026 vote: Fifa’s decision to make tournament available for 48...
AN expanded World Cup was always going to be approved by the FIFA Council – but it is still a bad idea.Club tournaments like the Champions League have been tweaked to the benefit of the greedy, major...
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Ireland legend Gary Breen reckons new World Cup format will be great for fans...
GARY BREEN knows the “snobs” may not be happy but believes the supersized World Cup is great for fans.The expansion of the World Cup from 32 teams to 48 teams for 2026 has divided opinion — it will be...
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Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill backs new World Cup format as smaller...
MICHAEL O’NEILL admits the standard of future World Cups could be diluted — but he could not care less.The Northern Ireland boss reckons Fifa’s decision to increase the biggest football show on earth...
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50 years since Bobby Moore led England to World Cup glory, wife Tina reveals...
IT was the moment every England fan had dreamed of.July 30, 1966, and the roar inside Wembley Stadium was deafening as Bobby Moore lifted the World Cup.Getty Images Bobby Moore and wife Tina pose for a...
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What was the Bogota Bracelet incident involving World Cup-winning England...
IN 1970, in the build-up to England’s defence of the World Cup, skipper Bobby Moore was accused of stealing a necklace in Bogota, Colombia.Moore was arrested and then released and then travelled with...
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Donald Trump’s travel ban could ruin USA’s attempt to host 2026 World Cup,...
FIFA have warned Donald Trump his travel ban on mainly-Muslim nations could ruin the USA’s bid to hold the 2026 World Cup.Gianni Infantino, president of football’s ruling body, stressed that host...
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Brazil to face Germany for first time since the 2014 World Cup hosts were...
BRAZIL will face Germany next year for the first time since their 7-1 semi-final loss as the 2014 World Cup hosts.The world’s two most famous football nations will re-match in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium...
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Fifa risk World Cup overkill with six-team play‑off round in the host country...
FIFA risk World Cup overkill after announcing they want to stage a new six-team play‑off round in time for 2026.The pre-tournament games would see two places up for grabs ahead of a 48-TEAM...
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USA, Mexico and Canada to unveil joint bid to host 2026 World Cup
THE USA, Mexico and Canada are launching a joint bid to host the 2026 World Cup – when the competition jumps from 32 to 48 nations.The Confederation of North and Central America and Caribbean...
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Mexico legend Cuauhtemoc Blanco ‘fears for his life’ after being accused of...
MEXICAN football legend Cuauhtemoc Blanco “fears for his life” after being accused of ordering a hit on a man who organised a local fair.Blanco – famous for the “bunny hop” trick he performed in the...
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Qatar’s first stadium completed ahead of World Cup 2022 five years before...
QATAR’s first stadium has been completed ahead of the World Cup 2022, five years before the tournament begins – and it is air conditioned.The 40,000 Khalifa International Stadium has been open since...
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