The doors of two of the top tournaments in Europe and America are over, fans can return to normal life, but of course, football cannot. The players will have a short period of rest, while their clubs begin to refocus. Meanwhile, another event is also preparing for its opening day - the 2024 Paris Olympics.
With international football, the next destination will be the 2026 World Cup . There are still 2 years left, but in fact, in some regions such as Asia, Africa, and America, teams have already competed in qualifying rounds, starting in September 2023. Asia has completed the second qualifying round, Africa is in the first qualifying round, North America is in the second stage, South America has passed 6 matches. Oceania will start the 2026 World Cup qualifying round during FIFA Days next September, while for Europe, March 2025 will be the start of the journey to select 16 teams to participate in the final round.
The 2026 World Cup will increase the number of participating teams to 48, meaning that, on continents, the number of places in the final round will also increase. For some teams, it is beneficial to have enough competitive strength, but for many other teams, the level of difficulty will be much higher, because every opponent is determined.
Starting from September 2023, with 207 teams around the world, all qualifying work will have to end in March 2026, to determine the 45 teams that will compete with the 3 home teams, the US, Canada and Mexico, in the season. That summer.
After EURO 2024 and Copa America 2024, there will be people who stop when age does not allow it, but in the next 2 years, there will also be new stars appearing to continue to light up the football sky and light up the World Cup event. longest in history - about 6 weeks, with more than 100 matches...
The next 2 years will be very quick. But with Vietnamese football, the goal and destination had to move another 4 years. It could be more if we don't change drastically.
