第23届国际足联世界杯
2026年世界杯是足球史上规模最大的赛事。48支球队，104场比赛，三个国家16座城市。这是首届由两个以上国家共同主办的世界杯，也是近三十年来首次扩军超过32支球队。
六大洲足球联合会
48支球队通过六大洲足球联合会的预选赛及东道主名额脱颖而出。欧足联的16个名额是单一联合会中最多的；大洋洲首次获得世界杯历史上有保障的直接出线名额。2026年3月在墨西哥进行的洲际附加赛决定了最后两个名额。
运行方式
12个小组每组4队，每队进行三场单循环比赛。前两名自动晋级；八个最佳第3名也将出线。
全新一轮，单场淘汰。16场比赛分布在美国、加拿大和墨西哥，胜者晋级16强。
16强、四分之一决赛、半决赛及大都会人寿球场决赛。三、四名决赛于决赛前一日在迈阿密举行。
简史
从1930年乌拉圭的13支球队，到2026年北美洲的48支球队,世界杯几乎一直在扩军。八位不同冠军中有三位未曾参加上届赛事;其中一位––意大利––已连续三届缺席。
常见问题
01 Why 48 teams instead of 32? +
FIFA expanded the tournament from 32 to 48 teams for the 2026 edition. The 48-team format means twelve groups of four, with the top two from each group plus the eight best third-placed sides advancing to a new Round of 32. The expansion adds 40 matches to the tournament – 104 in total, up from 64.
02 How does the new Round of 32 work? +
The Round of 32 is a brand new stage added for 2026. The twelve group winners and twelve runners-up are joined by the eight best third-placed teams across all groups, ranked by points, goal difference, goals scored, and a fair-play tiebreaker. The thirty-two qualifiers play single-leg knockout matches between June 28 and July 3.
03 Why are the host nations split across three countries? +
The successful "United" bid in 2018 was a joint US/Canada/Mexico submission. Each host nation plays its three group-stage matches in its own country. Knockout matches are distributed across all sixteen venues, with the latter rounds concentrated in the United States. The final is at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19.
04 Which teams qualified for the first time? +
Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan are all making their World Cup debut. Curaçao becomes the smallest nation by population ever to qualify for the World Cup, with Cape Verde the second-smallest. Iraq returned to the World Cup for the first time since 1986.
05 How do the two semi-final pathways work? +
FIFA introduced a competitive-balance rule for the 2026 draw. The two highest-ranked teams (Spain and Argentina) were drawn into opposite halves of the bracket, as were the third- and fourth-ranked teams (France and England). If those four sides win their respective groups, they cannot meet until the semi-finals at the earliest, and the top two cannot meet before the final.
06 Where can I see the full schedule? +
The complete 104-match schedule, including kick-off times in US Eastern, is on the schedule page. You can filter by stage, drill into any individual venue or team, or use the bracket page to see the knockout tree.