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yumyumgivemesome t1_jc8xr8n wrote

Reply to comment by nighthawk252 in 2026 World Cup Will Have Four-Team Groups and 24 More Games by newzee1

I’m confused, hasn’t it always been 4 teams in each group during the group stage?

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nighthawk252 t1_jc8z23r wrote

They were planning on changing that to accommodate the larger tournament field in 2026. According to the article, that has been scrapped.

The reason I dislike 3 team groups is that it creates un-competitive incentives. Teams pretty regularly would be forced into scenarios where both teams are perfectly content with a draw in order to make sure both teams advance, and it would be to your competitive disadvantage to play in the first two games.

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