In the new format of the World Cup, in the final tournament of which there will be 48 teams, instead of 32, as before, there will be 12 qualifying groups, each of which will have four to five teams.

More qualifying groups for the World and European Championships

UEFA’s executive committee decided to change the qualifying stage of the World Cup after increasing the number of teams in the final tournament from 32 to 48.

Thus, there will be 12 groups of four or five teams, from which the first-placed teams will emerge, as well as another four second-placed teams, which will be determined after the playoffs, writes Marca.

The same format will be applied to the 2028 European Championship qualifiers.

Changes for the League of Nations

Another piece of news was announced for the League of Nations. There will be two more games in the new calendar, after the group stage a playoff will be introduced, which will determine the teams that will advance to the “Final Four”.

The European Super Cup moved from Russia to Greece

After the Russian teams were suspended from the European Cups and the Russian national team missed the World Cup, UEFA decided to postpone the final of the European Super Cup.

The match, which was supposed to take place in August in Kazan, should be hosted by Athens.