2026 World Cup to have 48 teams, 3 16 team groups?

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  1. SugarShaun

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    No I think it’s just all the cities in the running
     
  2. Fran Tarkenton

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  3. Andy Reocho

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    Thank god Becky G is here.
     
  4. SugarShaun

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    Becky G announcing KC chosen to host WC.
    DirtBall has died. He came to death
     
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    BECKY G I LOVD YOU!!!!!!
     
  6. Fran Tarkenton

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    Atlanta now the 14th city to host the Olympics and the World Cup
     
  7. Andy Reocho

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    200,000 kids play soccer in Dallas?! OMG!
     
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  8. SugarShaun

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    Monterrey would be amazing to watch WC matches
     
  9. SugarShaun

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    Atlanta is Central?
     
  10. Andy Reocho

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    Wait. Atlanta is Midwest?!
     
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  11. Andy Reocho

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  12. Fran Tarkenton

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    Monterrey is on my radar to attend if they get the right teams
     
  13. Spontaneous Cumbustion

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    Cincy's setup would have been better then KC's with the stadium and everything being in downtown. But I figured KC would get a bid being so tight with USSF.

    It's dumb Dallas and Houston both got a bid. Way to spread out the games FIFA :meh:
     
  14. SugarShaun

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    I assume they’re playing in Estadio BBVA and that’s got to be one of the coolest stadium settings in the world
     
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  15. Jigga

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    So no Denver and houston and KC getting in mean some east coast spots are out
     
  16. bro

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    they are two massive fucking cities tho
     
  17. Fran Tarkenton

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    yea supposedly really nice. Good feedback from our fans when Atlanta played there.
     
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  18. El_Pato

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    Tigres is building a new stadium that'll seat 60k, BBVA only holds about 35k
     
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  19. SugarShaun

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    10-12 spots and 7 taken so NY/NJ, Philly, maybe Baltimore/DC, maybe NE
     
  20. Fran Tarkenton

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    Atlanta being considered Central region makes Carmen Sandiego sad
     
  21. SugarShaun

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    Did not realize that. Yeah it would need to be Tigres then
     
  22. Andy Reocho

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    Is this a global broadcast? Or FS1 thinking Spanish speaking citizens will watch the American feed?
     
  23. Jigga

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    Miami has to be in
     
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  24. SugarShaun

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  25. Fran Tarkenton

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    Foxboro is the biggest shock
     
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  26. Andy Reocho

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    a fucking Ben a JLo mention? FOH
     
  27. SugarShaun

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    She’s terrible. But she also got them thangs
     
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  28. Fran Tarkenton

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    so likely DC National Mall will get the major fanfest

    then we find out next year who gets Quarters, Semis, International Broadcast center, etc
     
  29. Jigga

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    Happy Miami is in even though I know there’s 0 chance of the US playing a group game there
     
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  30. steamengine

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    Might fuck around and skip Houston and go to Mex instead. It’s gonna be fire.
     
  31. Fran Tarkenton

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    does Toronto have any stadium upgrade plans?
     
  32. Jigga

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    I read earlier they will upgrade it
     
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  33. Andy Reocho

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    Bonk
     
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  34. steamengine

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    Philadelphia Jesus now I guess
     
  35. Shiggityshwo

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    kinda glad I got sidetracked and completely spaced on watching
     
  36. Handcuffed

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    i'll be open to both seattle and vancouver for games
     
  37. Corky Bucek

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  38. Fran Tarkenton

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    tbh this would be a great excuse to finally get a redo on that thing

     
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  39. Jimmy the Saint

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    Don't really care if it's US or not, definitely want to make it to at least one match.
     
  40. broXcore

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    yeah it's already in progress
     
  41. Pac_Lion

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    No Denver is a fucking joke. Wtf
     
  42. zeberdee

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    did they say how many games cities are getting?
     
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    Puli looks good in a suit.
     
  44. Fran Tarkenton

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  45. DirtBall

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    ANNOUNCE KC AS THE USMNT HOST CITY YOU COWARDS!!!!!
     
  46. Andy Reocho

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    IIRC they’re already renovating basically all of it, or making a new one.

    EDIT: just saw broXcore post.
     
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  47. AptosDuck

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    Went to a Netherlands-Saudi Arabia game at RFK Stadium in 1994, where I fell in love with Dutch soccer fans.

    Hope the Dutch play at Levi's, because I'm getting tickets to every game there. 40 minutes away.
     
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  48. zeberdee

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    where would they even play matches in DC?
     
  49. SugarShaun

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    They did not
     
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  50. Jimmy the Saint

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    And host it where? Where RFK Stadium used to be? FedEx is a shit pile and Audi Field is way too small.
     
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