FIFA are looking at a change in format to the World Cup in 2026, with too many problems in their current plan for the first 48 team tournament. Whilst it's still difficult to get over the fact that this year's World Cup will be held in the winter, and fans won't be able to drink beer in stadiums, there's another thing to get our heads round in four years time. USA, Mexico and Canada will be hosting the tournament after Qatar, and it'll be a hugely expanded tournament, adding another 14 teams to this year's competition.

More teams means a change in format to the current eight groups of four, with the top two going through, which seems like the perfect system in many ways. Initially the 2026 World Cup was expected to be made up of 16 groups of three teams, with the top two still going through, but this time to a last 32, instead of 16. However, it came with the issue that the final group game could see teams play out for draws in order to both go through, still possible in groups of four but not as likely