2023 World Cup preliminaries announced:
The first phase will be held in June 10, June 12 and June 17 this year.
The second phase, which started in 2023 165438+ 10, ended in June 2024.
Rules for promotion of 2023 World Cup preliminaries:
The winning 10 teams in the first stage, together with the top 26 teams in Asia, form the scale of the top 36 competitions; The team that lost in the first stage, together with the Northern Mariana Islands, continued the Asian preliminaries.
The second stage (Top 36) is divided into 9 groups, with 4 teams in each group, and the top 2 in each group qualify. The advanced 18 team will automatically qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup, while the eliminated 18 team will continue the journey of the Asian preliminaries.
The third stage (18 Final Match) will be drawn in 2024 and divided into three groups, with 6 teams in each group, and the top 2 in each group will directly advance to the 2026 World Cup. 3-4 teams in each group will enter the fourth stage and compete for the remaining World Cup Asian qualification.
History of World Cup events:
1925:
In a hotel in Brussels, Uruguayan diplomat Buero officially expressed his support for Rimet on behalf of two-time Olympic football champion Uruguay, which played a significant role at that time.
1926 65438+February 10:
FIFA held a working meeting in Paris, attended by representatives from Switzerland, Hungary, France, Austria and Germany. Four months later, the draft meeting was submitted to national football associations.
1926:
At the Luxemburg meeting of FIFA, the name of the competition was changed to "Rimet Cup" in recognition of the great contribution made by former FIFA President and Frenchman Rimet to the football cause.
Later, it was suggested that the two names should be linked together, called "World Football Championship-Rimet Cup", and finally renamed as "World Football Champions Cup-Rimet Cup" at the representative meeting in Helsinki. It is held every four years.