Holders Argentina and five-time winners Brazil are joined by two debutants in the list of countries that have qualified for the 2026 World Cup. Hosted in North America, these finals are the biggest in World Cup history with 48 teams set to take part in the competition.

There will be three more qualifying periods this year — in September, October, and November — jammed into a crowded calendar that already has obliterated the offseason.

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Italy won back-to-back World Cups in 1934 and 1938 before failing to bring the cup home for 40 years. They ended that drought, winning the 1982 tournament, and most recently won the World Cup in 2006 with greats such as Gianluigi Buffon, Alessandro Nesta and Fabio Cannavaro leading the team.

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The new FIFA Club World Cup will see the world’s top 32 club teams compete to be crowned the first true global club world champions across 63 games in 12 venues and 11 Host Cities in the United States (US) – Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York New Jersey, Orlando, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington, D.C..

Thirteen players from Argentina’s national team, which won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, are set to participate. This includes team captain Lionel Messi, who currently plays for Inter Miami CF. He is expected to appear in their opening match against Egypt’s Al Ahly FC on Saturday, June 14.