Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread

Oh yes, this year there will be the U-20 World Cup which is planned to be held in Indonesia as the host. However, from the latest news, FIFA canceled Indonesia as the host for several reasons. Not only that, before FIFA canceled Indonesia as the host, there were indeed many rejections for Israel from several community groups to politicians as a form of their support for Palestine. I haven't heard the exact reason why FIFA canceled the U-20 World Cup in Indonesia, maybe it could be related to the rejection of one of the countries that might make the World Cup unsafe, or it also has something to do with the tragedy that happened in Indonesia some time ago.
However, if the reason for the Israeli national team was the reason for them to cancel it, many would say that FIFA has a double standard on this matter. Because in the last World Cup they actually removed Russia from the list of countries that would appear in the World Cup. What do you think?

To be honest, anything that is not the actual World Cup is not that relevant.

I mean, sure, U20 World Cup should exist and all, but no one is watching that.

I know some people are definitely watching it, and it's really interesting, but as you mentioned, this topic is for the official FIFA World Cup. I can't wait for it, since I'm a huge football fan, I generally enjoy watching the World Cup or UEFA European league games because they're the best.. I heard that they'll be more teams in the next world cup which is really fair for some continents and it also means also that there will be more games to play and to enjoy.

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.

And Canada and Mexico will host a total of 20 games, right? Or are there any changes?

From what I know, Canada and Mexico will host 10 games each and the rest will be held in US soil. That is quite less because in this new format where 48 teams will play, there will be a total of 100+ games. I mean, it should be maximized because they also have a large stadium to host some of the games and it will be a big help to the host cities to boost their businesses.