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The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the largest — and longest — in the tournament’s storied 96-year history.An expanded field of 48 nations will play a record 104 combined matches over 39 days. Standing room-only crowds will fill 16 venues — spread for the first time across three countries — and a record-breaking 6 billion people around the globe are expected to tune in
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