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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1618/FIFA_2026.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='FIFA Plans to Expand World Cup Field in 2026' data-article-id='2136'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='14500'>Sports lovers around the world are reacting to the latest news about football -- a game called soccer in the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='14500' data-end-time='29000'>FIFA, the international governing body of football, unanimously voted to expand the World Cup tournament in 2026.</span> <span data-start-time='29000' data-end-time='38375'>FIFA’s voting members agreed to add 16 more teams to the men’s competition.</span> <span data-start-time='38375' data-end-time='51500'>All voting members supported the plan as a way to raise more money for the organization and add excitement to the event.</span> <span data-start-time='51500' data-end-time='59417'>The 2026 World Cup tournament will involve 48 nations.</span> <span data-start-time='59417' data-end-time='67125'>It will also have 80 games, 16 more than in the past.</span> <span data-start-time='67125' data-end-time='74313'>But the eventual winner will still only play seven games.</span> <span data-start-time='74313' data-end-time='84729'>The extra games should result in about $1 billion in additional money for FIFA.</span> <span data-start-time='84729' data-end-time='94833'>That money will come from sponsorships, advertising and deals with broadcasters.</span> <span data-start-time='94833' data-end-time='103958'>Countries in Africa and Asia should receive the majority of the new tournament berths.</span> <span data-start-time='103958' data-end-time='114500'>By May, regional governing organizations will know how many new positions they have been awarded.</span> <span data-start-time='114500' data-end-time='120854'>The newly approved plan will include other changes, too.</span> <span data-start-time='120854' data-end-time='127604'>For example, there will be 16 groups of three teams.</span> <span data-start-time='127604' data-end-time='139167'>The top two teams in each group will earn rights to compete in a 32-team elimination round.</span> <span data-start-time='139167' data-end-time='146708'>Penalty shootouts may be used as tie-breakers in the group games.</span> <span data-start-time='146708' data-end-time='158229'>Some countries think the World Cup will not be as good as in past years because of the increased number of teams.</span> <span data-start-time='158229' data-end-time='168938'>But FIFA officials said they used a computer program to predict the results of 10,000 tournaments.</span> <span data-start-time='168938' data-end-time='178896'>It found that the quality of the event was always decided by the best 32 teams.</span> <span data-start-time='178896' data-end-time='182625'>The announcement is getting mixed reaction.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1618/FIFA_2026.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7917 data-hint-location='14500' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1618/what_does_tournament_mean.m4a'>What does tournament mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a sports competition or series of contests'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1618/awarding_new_positions.m4a'><span>awarding new positions</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1618/governing_organizations.m4a'><span>governing organizations</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1618/a_way_to_raise_more_money.m4a'><span>a way to raise more money</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1618/a_sports_competition_or_series_of_contests.m4a'><span>a sports competition or series of contests</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7918 data-hint-location='67125' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1618/how_many_games_will_the_eventual_winner_play.m4a'>How many games will the eventual winner play?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='seven'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1618/twelve.m4a'><span>twelve</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1618/sixteen.m4a'><span>sixteen</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1618/thirty_two.m4a'><span>thirty two</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1618/seven.m4a'><span>seven</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7919 data-hint-location='38375' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1618/the_plan_is_a_way_to__blank__for_the_organization.m4a'>The plan is a way to <span class='blank'>raise more money</span> for the organization.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='raise more money'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1618/get_more_sponsors.m4a'><span>get more sponsors</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1618/include_more_countries.m4a'><span>include more countries</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1618/add_more_teams.m4a'><span>add more teams</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1618/raise_more_money.m4a'><span>raise more money</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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