The World Cup 2026 ended on Sunday, July 19 after the Spanish team’s 1-0 victory over Argentina and the only score by Spanish forward Ferran Torres, in extra time, was enough for the Red will conquer, in East Rutherford, New Jerseyhis second World Cup star, after the one obtained in 2010.
The 2026 World Cup was the twenty-third edition of the World Cup organized by the International Association Football Federation (FIFA) and was played from Thursday, June 11 to Sunday, July 19 in Canada, United States and Mexicoso it was the first edition in all history organized jointly by three countries.
Mexico became the first country to organize three World Cups, after the 1970 and 1986 editions, USA It was the sixth to host at least two editions, after the 1994 contest, and Canada was the venue for the first time in its history, after overcoming the candidacy of Morocco in the FIFA vote in the 2018.
However, the first World Cup with 48 teams and a phase of round of 32 It is now history and, for the moment, it will be marked as the edition with the highest number of goals scored: 308with an average of 2.96 per game, the highest since Mexico 1970, 56 years ago. Now the countdown to the 2030 World Cup begins.
2030 World Cup
According to FIFA, the 2030 World Cup It will be the twenty-fourth edition and will be held in Spain, Morocco, Portugal, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. However, these latter countries will only host the opening matches of their respective teams, as a commemoration of the centenary of the first World Cup.
It will be the first edition to be held on three continents: South America, Europe and Africaand also the first to be held on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In addition, it will be the second World Cup with matches in Africa, after South Africa in 2010where the Spanish team conquered its first World Cup star, 16 years ago.
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Spain will host the tournament for the second time, after having hosted the edition of 1982while Morocco and Portugal will host the competition for the first time. In this context, FIFA does not consider Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay 2030 World Cup venues, because each one will host only a match.
La Roja will host a World Cup for the first time in 48 years and she will do it as world champion. Therefore, it will be the first time that a defending champion organize the tournament and the Spanish team could become the first two-time world champion as host, since Italy and Brazil won their second title in other countries.
How long until the next World Cup?
As stated by FIFA, the 2030 World Cup will begin on Saturday June 8 of that year. Therefore, for this Monday, July 20, 2026, there are still 1 thousand 419 days for the start of the next World Cup, and many teams have already started the countdownas it is expected to be the largest World Cup in history.
This is because, in May 2026, it was reported that the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) proposed a exceptional expansion to 64 teams during a meeting of the FIFA Council, on the occasion of the centenary of the tournament. However, the initiative received reviews because of the impact it would have on the classification process.
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