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The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the largest held to date with 48 competing teams

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the largest in history in several important ways, starting with the number of teams participating. For the first time, 48 national teams will compete in the final tournament, an increase from 32 in previous editions. This expansion shows FIFA’s goal to make the tournament more inclusive worldwide. It will allow more countries from different confederations to qualify and be represented on soccer’s biggest stage. With more teams, there will also be more matches. Opposed to previous years holding 64 matches, the 2026 cup will hold 104 matches.

In addition to the size in teams and matches, 2026 will be the most geographically spread World Cup ever. The tournament will be co-hosted by three countries, the USA, Canada, and Mexico across 16 host cities. Eleven cities in the United States, three in Mexico, and two in Canada.
https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/fifa-world-cup-2026-hosts-cities-dates-usa-mexico-canada

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The claim that the 2026 world cup will have 48 teams is true. The host of the event itself, FIFA stated that 48 teams will be competing next year, which is 16 more teams than previous world cups. This will lead to more matches being played, and more venues being needed. The event will be hosted in multiple cities across Canada, the United States, and Mexico. 104 total matches will be played now that there are more teams in the tournament, compared to the past where only 64 matches would be played. All of this information is coming from the event organizers website, FIFA, so it is accurate and coming straight from the source. So in conclusion, the statement that 48 teams will be playing is true.
 

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