Honorary President of the Russian Football Union (RFU), Vyacheslav Koloskov, said that he viewed negatively the increase in the number of participants in the 2026 FIFA World Cup from 32 to 48. “Sports Express”.
“This is far from the World Cup. Nobody thinks about football, nobody thinks about the players. Everyone unfortunately only thinks about profit. This is a huge burden,” Koloskov said.
Three countries (Mexico, USA and Canada) will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This is the third time that Mexico has hosted such a tournament on its territory, before that the matches were held in 1970 and 1986. This will be the first World Cup for Canada; The games will be held in Vancouver and Toronto.
The 2026 World Cup will be held for the first time with the participation of 48 national teams (previously there were 32 teams). A total of 104 fights will take place in the tournament.
The current world champion is the Argentine national team.
Where it will be held has been determined in advance end 2026 FIFA World Cup.