02Tournament StructureOF
FIFA WORLD CUP – 48 TEAMS
The Ultimate Global Football Tournament
Tournament statistics
48
Teams
104
Total matches
12
Groups
Stage 1 · Group stage
12 groups · 4 teams · Round-robin
Qualification logic
Top 2 from each group
24
Top 2 from each group · 12 × 2
Best third-placed
8
8 best third-placed teams
Total advancing
32
Into the knockout bracket
Knockout bracket
Round of 32· 32 teams · 16 matches
1A
2C
1B
Qualification flow
48
Teams
Group stage
32
Round of 32
16
Round of 16
8
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