FIFA Proposed more Allocations
to Africa 48-team W’Cup
Concerning the 48-team World Cup
format which begins in 2026, the FIFA Council has agreed on a newproposedslot
allocation during their meeting at FIFA headquartersin Zurich on Thursday. The
new proposal would see an additional four slots for the African continent,
which is being represented by five teams in next year’s edition.
According to a report on the Fédération Internationale de Football Association website, the proposal will be presented to the FIFA council awaiting its official ratification during their next meeting which will be held in Manama, Bahrain on the 9th of May.
According to a report on the Fédération Internationale de Football Association website, the proposal will be presented to the FIFA council awaiting its official ratification during their next meeting which will be held in Manama, Bahrain on the 9th of May.
Here’s a list for the proposed slot allocation:
UEFA: 16 direct slots
CAF: 9 direct slots
AFC: 8 direct slots
CONCACAF: 6 direct slots
CONMEBOL: 6 direct slots
OFC: 1 direct slot
CAF: 9 direct slots
AFC: 8 direct slots
CONCACAF: 6 direct slots
CONMEBOL: 6 direct slots
OFC: 1 direct slot
The host country’s automatic slot
will be taken from the quota of its confederation. In the case of co-hosting,
the number of countries to directly qualify will be decided by the FIFA
Council. The above list compiles to a total of 46 with the remaining two spots
being decided by a play-off tournament comprised of six teams which is to be
played in the host country. The six teams are one for each confederation
excluding UEFA in addition to one team from the host country’s confederation.
Two teams will be seeded according to the FIFA World Rankings and will play the
winners of the knockout matches that involve the other four unseeded teams.
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