Just recently the leaders of CONMEBOL requested the 2030 World Mug be expanded to 64 groups from the anticipated 48 Regretfully, this in fact makes good sense as there are 3 nations presently specified to hold just one suit each. This was all part of the farce to provide Saudi Arabia 2034 holding civil liberties uncontested. Nobody has actually really talked about what a feasible certification process would look like. I chose ahead up with a format to as fairly as feasible give those Globe Cup detects out.
The Technique
Use the existing FIFA Globe Rankings (since March 17 th 2025 to find up with a standard for Globe Mug qualifiers in a 48 group World Mug
AFC (8 places) # 59
CAF (9 places) # 52
CONCACAF (6 spots) # 62
CONMEBOL (6 areas) # 40
OFC (1 area) # 89
UEFA (16 areas) # 29
Playoffs (2 spots no ranking)
After that I chose to offer each hypothetical increased qualifier based upon just how far in the rankings each team was from the last qualifying area in their particular confederation. There disappear playoffs. Rankings are as of the end of 2024
Who Gets the Additional Spots
UEFA: 9 places
CONMEBOL: 3 spots
CAF: 3 spots
AFC: 2 areas
CONCACAF: 1 place
Places by Confederation
UEFA 25 areas (23 qualifiers 53 qualifying)
CAF 12 places (11 qualifiers 53 certifying)
AFC 10 spots (47 qualifying)
CONMEBOL 9 areas (6 qualifiers 7 certifying)
CONCACAF 7 spots (41 qualifying)
OFC 1 spot (11 qualifying)
Possible Qualifying Process
UEFA 23 certifying places: 11 groups of four or five teams leading 2 certify, 4 team playoff of the four highest UEFA Nations Organization group winners not currently qualified.
CAF 11 qualifying areas: 11 teams of 4 or five teams, group champions certify.
AFC: 10 places: 10 groups of four or 5 teams, group victors certify.
CONCACAF 7 places: seven teams of five or 6 teams, group victors certify.
CONMEBOL 6 certifying spots: dual round-robin of 7 non-host nations, top six qualify
OFC: 1 spot: two teams of five or 6 groups, group champions play off for World Cup area.
The Academic Qualifiers (hosts in bold)
UEFA: SPAIN, PORTUGAL France, England, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Croatia, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria, Ukraine, Sweden, Turkey, Wales, Hungary, Serbia, Russia (not handling eligibility concerns below), Poland, Romania, Greece, Slovakia, Czechia, Norway
CAF: MOROCCO Senegal, Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, Cote de Ivoire, Cameroon, Mali, Tunisia, South Africa, Congo DR, Burkina Faso
AFC: Japan, Iran, Korea Republic, Australia, Qatar, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan
CONMEBOL: ARGENTINA, URUGUAY, PARAGUAY, Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Chile
CONCACAF: U.S.A. (not host), Mexico, Canada, Panama, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Honduras
OFC: New Zealand
Globe Cup Pots
Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay will be offered Pot 1, Teams A, B, and C, and those together with Team D will certainly occur in South America, those lead in to Round of 32 and Round of 16 video games that take place in South America.
Spain will certainly be given Pot 1, Group E and along with Teams F, G, and H will certainly bring about Round of 32 and Round of 16 video games in Spain.
Portugal will be provided Pot 1, Group I and along with Teams J, K, and L will certainly result in Round of 32 and Round of 16 games in Portugal.
Morocco will certainly be offered Pot 1, Team M and along with Teams N, O and P will certainly bring about Round of 32 and Round of 16 games in Morocco.
Pot 1: France, England, Brazil, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Colombia, Croatia, Japan
Pot 2: USA, Senegal, IR Iran, Mexico, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria, Korea Republic, Ecuador, Ukraine, Australia, Sweden, Türkiye, Wales, Hungary, Canada
Pot 3: Serbia, Egypt, Russia, Poland, Panama, Algeria, Romania, Greece, Peru, Slovakia, Czechia, Norway, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Venezuela, Qatar
Pot 4: Cameroon, Chile, Mali, Tunisia, Costa Rica, Iraq, South Africa, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Congo DR, Jamaica, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Burkina Faso, Honduras, New Zealand
The Attract
All groups can have two teams from Europe, while every team has at least one European group, but no other confederation may have two groups in a team. Russia Ukraine is the just “banned clash”.
Group A: Argentina, Türkiye, Norway, United Arab Emirates
Group B: Uruguay, Sweden, Nigeria, Iraq
Team C: Paraguay, Denmark, Russia, Mali
Group D: Netherlands, Canada, Venezuela, Jordan
Group E: Spain, Switzerland, Côte d’Ivoire, Uzbekistan
Team F: Netherlands, Hungary, Qatar, Congo DR
Team G: Germany, Korea Republic, Serbia, Burkina Faso
Team H: Japan, Wales, Romania, Tunisia
Group I: Portugal, Australia, Algeria, Chile
Team J: Croatia, Austria, Peru, Costa Rica
Team K: Brazil, U.S.A., Greece, Cameroon
Team L: Italy, Mexico, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Group M: Morocco, Ukraine, Panama, New Zealand
Team N: France, Ecuador, Slovakia, Jamaica
Team O: Belgium, Senegal, Poland, Honduras
Group P: Colombia, IR Iran, Czechia, South Africa
Knockout Stage Brace
Round of 32
Match 1: Team A champion vs Group B runner up
Match 3: Group C victor vs Group D jogger up
Match 5: Team E winner vs Team F jogger up
Match 7: Group G victor vs Team H runner up
Match 9: Group I victor vs Group J runner up
Match 11: Group K winner vs Team L jogger up
Suit 13: Team M victor vs Team N jogger up
Match 15: Team O winner vs Group P jogger up
Match 2: Group B winner vs Group A runner up
Suit 4: Group D victor vs Group C jogger up
Match 6: Group F champion vs Team E jogger up
Suit 8: Team H winner vs Team G runner up
Suit 10: Group J champion vs Group I jogger up
Suit 12: Group L winner vs Team K jogger up
Match 14: Team N winner vs Group M jogger up
Suit 16: Group P champion vs Group O jogger up
Round of 16
Match 17: Match 1 winner vs Suit 3 victor
Match 19: Match 5 victor vs Suit 7 winner
Suit 21: Suit 9 winner vs Match 11 victor
Match 23: Suit 13 winner vs Match 15 victor
Suit 18: Suit 2 winner vs Match 4 champion
Suit 20: Match 6 victor vs Suit 8 winner
Suit 22: Suit 10 winner vs Suit 12 victor
Match 24: Suit 14 champion vs Suit 16 victor
Quarterfinals
Suit 25: Suit 17 champion vs Match 19 champion
Match 27: Match 21 victor vs Suit 23 winner
Suit 26: Suit 18 champion vs Suit 20 champion
Match 28: Match 22 winner vs Suit 24 winner
Semifinals
Suit 29: Suit 25 victor vs Match 27 winner
Match 30: Match 26 winner vs Match 28 champion
Third Area Video Game
Match 31: Match 29 loser vs Suit 30 loser
Final
Suit 32: Suit 29 winner vs Suit 30 champion