2026 FIFA World Cup the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. It will be the first World Cup since South Korea/Japan in 2002 that will be hosted by more than one nation. With its past hosting of the 1970 and 1986 tournaments, Mexico will also become the first country to host or co-host three men's World Cups. The 2026 World Cup will also see the tournament expanded from 32 to 48 teams. Michel Platini, who was then the UEFA president, had suggested in October 2013 an expansion of the tournament to 40 teams, an idea that FIFA president Gianni Infantino also suggested in March 2016.
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round on neutral ground" 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round The 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC First Round was part of the AFC qualifying tournament for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. 27 national teams were separated into an Eastern and Western zone where they were split into groups of 3 or 4, with the group winners progressing to the Second Round. The teams which qualified for the Second Round were United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Syria, Bahrain, South Korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Japan. "Lebanon played 4 matches before withdrawing, their results were annulled." "Iran disqualified for refusing