The number of teams from the United States, Canada and Mexico participating in the World Cup has increased from 32 to 48, which undoubtedly provides opportunities for more countries to participate and makes the competition more diversified. 48 teams will be divided into 16 groups with 3 teams in each group. This is a relatively novel setting, which is different from the previous rules of 4 teams in each group. The top two teams in each group will enter the knockout stage, which means that 32 teams will advance to the knockout stage.
In the knockout stage, the rules of deciding the outcome in a single game will be adopted. A game will decide which team will advance and which team will go home. There will be 16 games in this stage, and each game is a key battle, full of suspense and uncertainty. This rule makes the game more exciting and unpredictable, and increases the audience's interest in watching the game.
Specific rules for Asian regional qualifiers
In the first stage, the teams ranked 65,438+08 in the Asian world played against each other, and nine teams were decided in two rounds. The time is 10, 12, 17 in 2023.
In the second stage, nine teams decided to form the top 36 matches with the top 27 teams in the Asian world, and the national football team played in this stage, ranking second. On July 27th, 9 teams will be drawn, with 4 teams in each group. The top two will enter the 18 semi-finals, and qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup from June to 10.
In the third stage, 18 teams competed for the World Cup, and 18 teams were divided into 3 groups with 6 teams in each group. The top two teams in each group won the right to participate in the World Cup.
In the fourth stage, there are still 2.5 places. The 18 team that did not enter the top 18 will compete with the team eliminated in the third stage, and the competition system is to be determined.