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Yeah, it is already confirmed that there will be more teams joining the world cup tournament by 2026, this is a development that's been welcomed by majority of sports lovers.
And in my own personally opinion, allowing more countries the opportunity to participate in the world cup tournament come 2026 is a necessity since like we all know, the match is been hosted by three different countries, having more teams play would not only extend the game, it will also extend the fun as well.
Well, the actual stages and groups, etc, have not been decided yet. They are re-thinking how to make it after the success of the 2022 World Cup. It was very fun and interesting all the way, so maybe they will keep the format.
And it won't necessarily be longer as you can have games at the same time as they did near the finals.
Having more teams will make it look a bit more like qualifiers though. Which are also fun to watch on its own. Basically qualifying now for the world cup will be less important than what it was before since almost everyone will be qualifying now.