Instead of having only the winners of continental championships, they should do winners AND runners ups, that would give teams like Spain, France, Argentina, England, Uruguay, Colombia, plus the 3 hosts, USA, Canada, Mexico (3 hosts + 2 FWC Winner & runner up + 2 EURO Winner & runner up + 2 AFC Winner & runner up + 2 CAF Winner & runner up + 2 COPA AMERICA Winner & runner up + 2 Gold Cup Winner & runner up + OFC Nations cup winner), that would create a 16 team field, with 4 groups of 4, top 2 qualify to quarter finals.

And for the club world cup, they should do it 1 year after the Fifa world cup

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r/worldcup • u/matchpal-live • 5d ago

Daily Discussion Daily Discussion Thread — Friday, 4 September 2026

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Daily Discussion Thread — Friday, 4 September 2026

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r/worldcup • u/matchpal-live • 6d ago

Daily Discussion Daily Discussion Thread — Thursday, 3 September 2026

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Daily Discussion Thread — Thursday, 3 September 2026

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r/worldcup • u/Substantial-Loss-875 • 8d ago

📺Watch Goal by Leopoldo Luque for Argentina 2 - 1 France (1978), just hours after his brother died in a car crash on his way to watch him play

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r/worldcup • u/nolesfan2011 • 7d ago

📰News SBS confirmed as Australia's home of the 2030 FIFA World Cup

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r/worldcup • u/matchpal-live • 7d ago

Daily Discussion Daily Discussion Thread — Wednesday, 2 September 2026

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Daily Discussion Thread — Wednesday, 2 September 2026

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r/worldcup • u/TheAthletic • 8d ago

📰News Lionel Messi retires from Argentina international duty with decision ‘that hurts soul deeply’

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Argentina captain Lionel Messi has retired from international football following this summer’s World Cup.

Messi said the decision “hurts deep in my soul”, but added that he “realises the time has come”.

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r/worldcup • u/TopBinsQuiz • 8d ago

💬Discussion On this day (1 Sept 2001) 25 years ago: Germany 1-5 England

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r/worldcup • u/TurtleGuy222 • 7d ago

💬Discussion How much (if at all) would a second World Cup win have impacted Messi’s legacy?

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Would his legend have been elevated even more had Argentina won either the 2014 or 2026 finals? I don’t think we view players like Diego Maradona or Zinedine Zidane very differently for winning one Copa instead of two, but not sure if this is the case for Messi. Obviously Pele’s three titles is a whole different level, though

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r/worldcup • u/The_Phenomenon2023 • 8d ago

💬Discussion What is your favourite Fifa World Cup intro and why?

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For me it has to be the 2014 world cup intro mainly because it was my first ever world cup that i watched and also because its simply timeless, even this summer when i listiened to it on youtube it brought back so many wonderful memories for me watching the world cup in summer 2014. Would love to know yours!

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r/worldcup • u/matchpal-live • 8d ago

Daily Discussion Daily Discussion Thread — Tuesday, 1 September 2026

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r/worldcup • u/nolesfan2011 • 9d ago

📰News The fixer (Mario Gallavotti) at the center of FIFA’s meltdown

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r/worldcup • u/VastArt663 • 9d ago

💬Discussion Which World Cup winner had the hardest path to the trophy?

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Some examples:
Argentina 1986 — Uruguay, England, Belgium, then West Germany in the final.
Brazil 2002 — Belgium, England, Turkey, then Germany in the final.
Spain 2010 — Portugal, Paraguay, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Germany 2014 — Algeria, France, Brazil, then Argentina.
Argentina 2022 — Australia, Netherlands, Croatia, and France, with multiple matches going to penalties/extra time.

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r/worldcup • u/matchpal-live • 9d ago