2026 World Cup finals day five: 38 goals scored as expanded 48-team tournament continues
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A daily roundup of the 2026 World Cup finals on day five, noting that 38 goals have already been scored. The tournament features 48 teams (the most ever) across Mexico, Canada, and the USA, divided into 12 groups of four. The top two from each group advance automatically, along with the eight best third-placed teams, meaning only 16 of 48 countries are eliminated after 72 group games.
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· 5 pulledWelcome to day five of the 2026 World Cup finals.
There are 48 countries at these 2026 World Cup finals, the most there has ever been.
The matches to take place across Mexico, Canada and the USA.
The 48 teams are divided into 12 groups of four, with the top two in each group automatically going through and the eight best performing teams who finish third in their groups.
So only 16 of the 48 countries will be knocked out after the 72 group games have
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