The 2026 FIFA World Cup, marketed as FIFA World Cup 26,^[2] was the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament took place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. It was jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries; the main host country of matches was the United States, while Canada and Mexico were the auxiliary hosts. The tournament was the first to be hosted by three nations.^[3]^[4]

This tournament was the first to include 48 teams, expanded from 32. The United 2026 bid beat a rival bid by Morocco during a final vote at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. It was the first World Cup since 2002 to be hosted by more than one nation. With its past hosting of the 1970 and 1986 tournaments, Mexico became the first country to host or co-host the men's World Cup three times. The United States last hosted the men's World Cup in 1994, whereas it was Canada's first time hosting or co-hosting the men's tournament. The event also returned to its traditional northern summer schedule after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was held in November and December.

Portugal were crowned the champions after winning the final against UEFA Euros 2024 Winner, Spain 3-2 in Extra Time. It was Portugal's first title. Rafael Leão won the Golden Boot as he scored 17 goals throughout the tournament beating the record set by Miroslav Klose for most goals in a World Cup at 16.

Portugal's Captain, Cristiano Ronaldo was voted the tournament's best player after a consistent quality was upkept throughout the tournament. Cristiano winning the World Cup immediately brought up the argument in whom between Cristiano and Lionel Messi was the best player was. Despite not winning the World Cup, David Raya was awarded the Golden Glove for his amount of clearances throughout the game. The Young Player Award was awarded to João Neves.

Format and expansion

The general idea of expanding the tournament had been suggested as early as 2013 by then-UEFA president Michel Platini,^[5]^[6] and also in 2016 by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.^[7] Opponents of the proposal argued that the number of games played was already at an unacceptable level,^[8] that the expansion would dilute the quality of the games,^[9]^[10] and that the decision was driven by political rather than sporting concerns, accusing Infantino of using the promise of bringing more countries to the World Cup to win his election.^[11]

Starting with this edition, the FIFA World Cup expanded to 48 teams, an increase of 16 from the previous 7 tournaments.^[12] The teams were split into 12 groups of 4 teams, with the top 2 of each group and the 8 best third-placed teams progressing to a new round of 32, as approved by the FIFA Council on March 14, 2023.^[13] This is set to be the first expansion and format change since 1998.

The total number of games played were increased from 64 to 104, and the number of games played by teams reaching the final four were increased from seven to eight. The tournament lasted 39 days, an increase from 32 days of the 2014 and 2018 tournaments.^[14]^[15] Each team still played three group matches.^[16]^[17] The final matchday at club level for players named in the final squads is May 24, 2026; clubs released their players by May 25, with exceptions granted to players participating in continental club competition finals up until May 30. The 56 days of the combined rest, release, and tournament periods remains identical to the 2010, 2014 and 2018 tournaments.^[13]

Previous expansion formats

The expansion to 48 teams had already been approved on January 10, 2017, when it was decided that the tournament would include 16 groups of 3 teams, and 80 matches in total, with the top two teams of each group progressing to a round of 32.^[12]^[18] Under this later-superseded format, the maximum number of games per team would have remained at seven, but each team would have played one fewer group match than before. The tournament still would have been completed within 32 days.^[19] The later-superseded format was chosen over three other proposals, ranging from 40 to 48 teams, from 76 to 88 matches, and from one to four minimum matches per team.^[20]^[21]^[22]

Critics of the later-superseded format argued that the use of three-team groups with two teams progressing significantly increased the risk of collusion between teams.^[23] This prompted FIFA to suggest that penalty shoot-outs may be used to prevent draws in the group stage,^[24] although even then some risk of collusion would remain, and a possibility would emerge of teams deliberately losing shootouts to eliminate a rival.^[23] To address these concerns, FIFA continued considering alternative formats^[25] – a process that ended with the 2023 announcement that the format would be 12 groups of 4 teams.

Host selection

The FIFA Council went back and forth between 2013 and 2017 on limitations within hosting rotation based on the continental confederations. Originally, it was set that bids to be host would not be allowed from countries belonging to confederations that hosted the two preceding tournaments. It was temporarily changed to only prohibit countries belonging to the confederation that hosted the previous World Cup from bidding to host the following tournament,^[26] before the rule was changed back to its prior state of two World Cups.

The FIFA Council made an exception to potentially grant eligibility to member associations of the confederation of the second-to-last host of the FIFA World Cup in the event that none of the received bids fulfill the strict technical and financial requirements.^[27]^[28] In March 2017, FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed that "Europe (UEFA) and Asia (AFC) are excluded from the bidding following the selection of Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022 respectively."^[29] Therefore, the 2026 World Cup could be hosted by one of the remaining four confederations: CONCACAF (North America; last hosted in 1994), CAF (Africa; last hosted in 2010), CONMEBOL (South America; last hosted in 2014), or OFC (Oceania, never hosted before), or potentially by UEFA in case no bid from those four met the requirements.

Co-hosting the FIFA World Cup—which had been banned by FIFA after the 2002 World Cup—was approved for the 2026 World Cup, though not limited to a specific number but instead evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Also for 2026, the FIFA general secretariat, after consultation with the Competitions Committee, had the power to exclude bidders who did not meet the minimum technical requirements to host the competition.^[27] In March 2022, Liga MX president Mikel Arriola claimed Mexico's involvement as cohost could have been at risk if the league and the federation had not responded quickly to the Querétaro–Atlas riot between rival fans that left 26 spectators injured and resulted in 14 arrests. Arriola said FIFA was "shocked" by the incident but Infantino was satisfied with the sanctions handed down against Querétaro.^[30]

Canada, Mexico, and the United States had all publicly considered bidding for the tournament separately, but the United joint bid was announced on April 10, 2017.^[31]^[32]

Voting

The voting took place on June 13, 2018, during the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow, and it was opened to all 203 eligible members.^[33] The United bid won with 134 valid ballots, while the Morocco bid received 65 valid ballots. Iran voted for the option "None of the bids", while Cuba, Slovenia, and Spain abstained from voting. Ghana was suspended by FIFA due to a corruption scandal and was therefore ineligible to vote.^[34]^[35]^[36]^[37]^[38]

Nation	Vote
Nation	Round 1
Canada, Mexico, United States	134
Morocco	65
None of the bids	1
Abstentions	3
Total votes	200
Majority required	101

Venues

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Location of the host cities of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

West region
1 Los Angeles
2 SF Bay Area
3 Seattle
4 Vancouver
Central region
5 Dallas
6 Guadalajara
7 Houston
8 Kansas City
9 Mexico City
10 Monterrey
East region
11 Atlanta
12 Boston
13 Miami
14 NY/NJ
15 Philadelphia
16 Toronto

During the bidding process, 41 cities with 43 existing, fully functional venues with regular tenants (except Montreal) and 2 venues under construction submitted to be part of the bid (3 venues in 3 cities in Mexico; 9 venues in 7 cities in Canada; 38 venues in 34 cities in the United States). A first-round elimination cut nine venues and nine cities. A second-round elimination cut an additional nine venues in six cities, while three venues in three cities (Chicago, Minneapolis, and Vancouver) dropped out due to FIFA's unwillingness to discuss financial details.^[39] After Montreal dropped out in July 2021 due to lack of provincial funding and support to renovate the Olympic Stadium,^[40] Vancouver rejoined the bid as a candidate city in April 2022,^[41] bringing the total number to 24 venues, each in its own city or metropolitan area.

On June 16, 2022, the sixteen host cities (2 in Canada, 3 in Mexico, 11 in the United States) were announced by FIFA: Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Guadalajara, Kansas City, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Monterrey, Mexico City, Toronto, Boston, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Miami.^[42] Eight of the sixteen chosen stadiums have permanent artificial turf surfaces that are planned to be replaced with grass under the direction of FIFA and a University of Tennessee–Michigan State University research team. Four venues (Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, and Vancouver) are indoor stadiums that use retractable roof systems, all equipped with climate control while a fifth, Los Angeles, is open-air but has a translucent roof and no climate control.^[43] The host of the final match—MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey—was announced by FIFA on February 4, 2024.^[44]

Although there are soccer-specific stadiums in Canada and the United States, the largest dedicated soccer-specific stadium in the U.S., Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee, seats 30,000, which falls short of FIFA's minimum of 40,000 (Toronto's BMO Field is being expanded from 30,000 to 45,500 for this tournament).^[45] Stadiums including Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and Lumen Field in Seattle are used by National Football League (NFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) teams.^[46] Although primarily used for gridiron football, with the American stadiums hosting NFL teams and Canada's hosting the Canadian Football League (CFL), all of the Canadian and American stadiums have been used on numerous occasions for soccer and are also designed to host that sport.^[47]

Mexico City is the only capital of the three host nations chosen as a venue site, with Ottawa and Washington, D.C., joining Bonn (West Germany, 1974) and Tokyo (Japan, 2002) as the only capital cities not selected to host World Cup matches. Washington was a host city candidate, but due to the poor state of FedExField, combined its bid with nearby Baltimore's, which was also unsuccessful. Other cities eliminated from the final hosting list were Cincinnati, Denver, Nashville, Orlando, and Edmonton. Ottawa's candidate venue, TD Place Stadium, was eliminated early on due to insufficient capacity.^{[citation needed]} None of the stadiums used in the 1994 FIFA World Cup will be used in this tournament, and the Azteca is the only stadium in this tournament that was used in the 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cups.^[48]

Due to FIFA's rules on stadium sponsorships, most of the venues will use alternative names for the duration of the tournament,^[49] given here in parentheses.

A † denotes a stadium used for previous men's World Cup tournaments.

A ‡ denotes an indoor stadium with a fixed or retractable roof with interior climate control.

Mexico City	New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford, New Jersey)	Dallas (Arlington, Texas)	Kansas City
Estadio Banorte† (Estadio Ciudad de México)	MetLife Stadium (New York/New Jersey Stadium)	AT&T Stadium‡ (Dallas Stadium)	GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City Stadium)
Capacity: 87,523	Capacity: 82,500 (bid book capacity: 87,157)	Capacity: 80,000 (bid book capacity: 92,967) (expandable to 105,000)	Capacity: 76,416 (bid book capacity: 76,640)

Houston	Atlanta	Los Angeles (Inglewood, California)	Philadelphia
NRG Stadium‡ (Houston Stadium)	Mercedes-Benz Stadium‡ (Atlanta Stadium)	SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles Stadium)	Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia Stadium)
Capacity: 72,220 (expandable to 80,000)	Capacity: 71,000 (bid book capacity: 75,000) (expandable to 83,000)	Capacity: 70,240 (expandable to 100,240)	Capacity: 69,796 (bid book capacity: 69,328)

Seattle	San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Clara, California)	Boston (Foxborough, Massachusetts)	Miami (Miami Gardens, Florida)
Lumen Field (Seattle Stadium)	Levi's Stadium (San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)	Gillette Stadium (Boston Stadium)	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Stadium)
Capacity: 69,000 (expandable to 72,000)	Capacity: 68,500 (bid book capacity: 70,909) (expandable to 75,000)	Capacity: 65,878 (bid book capacity: 70,000)	Capacity: 64,767 (bid book capacity: 67,518)

Vancouver	Monterrey (Guadalupe)	Guadalajara (Zapopan)	Toronto
BC Place	Estadio BBVA (Estadio Monterrey)	Estadio Akron (Estadio Guadalajara)	BMO Field (Toronto Stadium)
Capacity: 54,500	Capacity: 53,500 (bid book capacity: 53,460)	Capacity: 49,850 (bid book capacity: 48,071)	Capacity: 28,180 (expanding to 45,736 for tournament)^[50]

Team base camps

Base camps will be used by the 48 national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament. In June 2024, FIFA announced the hotels and training sites for each participating team; additional potential sites were later announced in November.^[51]^[52] Fourteen more bases were added in April 2025.^[53]

Team base camps
Training site	Hotel
Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia	Hotel AKA Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia
Atlanta United Training Center, Marietta, Georgia	JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead, Atlanta
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia	InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, Atlanta
Birmingham Legion FC Training Facility, Birmingham, Alabama	Hyatt Regency, The Wynfrey, Birmingham, Alabama
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida	Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center, Boca Raton, Florida
Boise State University, Boise, Idaho	Courtyard Boise West/Meridian, Meridian, Idaho
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Sheraton Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Baylor School, Chattanooga, Tennessee	The Read House Hotel, Chattanooga, Tennessee
FC Cincinnati Training Center, Milford, Ohio	Renaissance Cincinnati Downtown Hotel, Cincinnati
United States Air Force Academy, Air Force Academy, Colorado	Hotel Polaris at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina	Graduate by Hilton Columbia, S.C., Columbia, South Carolina
Columbus Crew Performance Center, Columbus, Ohio	Le Méridien Columbus, The Joseph, Columbus, Ohio
Dallas Baptist University, Dallas	Westin Dallas Downtown, Dallas
FC Dallas Stadium, Frisco, Texas	Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West, Plano, Texas
University of Dallas, Irving, Texas	Omni Las Colinas Hotel, Irving, Texas
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas	Embassy Suites by Hilton Denton Convention Center, Denton, Texas
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas	Sheraton Fort Worth Downtown Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas
Mansfield Multipurpose Stadium, Mansfield, Texas	Hilton Garden Inn Dallas-Arlington South, Arlington, Texas
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan	Crowne Plaza Lansing, Lansing, Michigan
The Greenbrier Sports Performance Centre, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia	Greenbrier Resort, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina	Grandover Resort & Spa, A Wyndham Grand Hotel, Greensboro, North Carolina
Academia Atlas FC, Zapopan	Grand Fiesta Americana Country Club, Guadalajara
Chivas Verde Valle, Zapopan	Hard Rock Hotel Guadalajara, Zapopan
RSL Training Center, Herriman, Utah	RSL Training Academy Residence, Herriman, Utah
Carolina Core Elite Performance Center, High Point, North Carolina	Kimpton Cardinal, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Houston Sports Park, Houston	Omni Houston Hotel, Houston
Grand Park Sports Campus, Westfield, Indiana	Renaissance Indianapolis North Hotel, Carmel, Indiana
Orange County Great Park, Irvine, California	Marriott Irvine Spectrum, Irvine, California
KC Current Training Facility, Riverside, Missouri	Hotel Kansas City – The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, Kansas City, Missouri
Sporting KC Training Center, Kansas City, Kansas	Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center, Overland Park, Kansas
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas	The Oread Lawrence, Lawrence, Kansas
Louisville City FC Training Center, Louisville, Kentucky	Omni Louisville Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky
Mercer University, Macon, Georgia	Macon Marriott City Center, Macon, Georgia
Arizona Athletic Grounds, Mesa, Arizona	Courtyard Mesa at Wrigleyville West, Mesa, Arizona
Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan	Detroit Marriott Troy, Troy, Michigan
Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Mexico City	Centro de Alto Rendimiento on-site accommodation, Mexico City
La Nueva Casa del Fútbol - Toluca, Toluca	DoubleTree by Hilton Toluca, Toluca
Rayados Training Center, Santiago, Nuevo León	The Westin Monterrey Valle, San Pedro Garza García
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina	The Ellie Beach Resort, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey	Delta Hotels Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey
Stockton University, Galloway Township, New Jersey	Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
OKC Professional Soccer Training Facility, Oklahoma City	Sheraton Oklahoma City Downtown Hotel, Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma	Renaissance Oklahoma City Downtown Bricktown Hotel, Oklahoma City
Osceola County Stadium, Kissimmee, Florida	Lake Nona Wave Hotel, Orlando, Florida
Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca	Fiesta Inn Pachuca Gran Patio, Pachuca
Universidad Del Futbol, San Agustín Tlaxiaca	Camino Real Pachuca, Pachuca
Gardens North County District Park, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida	PGA National Resort, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Philadelphia Union Stadium, Chester, Pennsylvania	Hotel Du Pont, Wilmington, Delaware
University of Portland, Portland, Oregon	The Nines Hotel, Portland, Oregon
RPS Soccer Academy, Port St. Lucie, Florida	Sandpiper Bay Resort, Port St. Lucie, Florida
La Loma Centro Deportivo Querétaro, Querétaro	Hacienda Jurica by Brisas, Querétaro
Seattle Sounders FC Performance Center and Clubhouse, Renton, Washington	Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle's Southport, Renton, Washington
San Antonio Stadium, San Antonio	Kimpton Santo Hotel, San Antonio
Harder Stadium, Santa Barbara, California	TBD
Westmont College, Montecito, California	TBD
Jeffrey Field, State College, Pennsylvania	The Penn Stater Hotel, State College, Pennsylvania
Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington	Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Airway Heights, Washington
St. Louis City High Performance Center, St. Louis	Chase Park Plaza Hotel, St. Louis
Saint Louis University, St. Louis	Magnolia Hotel St. Louis, St. Louis
Waters Sportsplex, Tampa, Florida	Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida
Estadio Corona, Torreón	Hotel Azul Talavera Country Club, Torreón
Kino Sports Complex, Tucson, Arizona	Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa, Tucson, Arizona

Teams

Qualification

The United Bid personnel anticipated that all three host countries would be awarded automatic berths.^[54] On August 31, 2022, FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed that six CONCACAF teams would qualify for the World Cup, with Canada, Mexico, and the United States automatically qualifying as hosts.^[55]^[56] This was confirmed by the FIFA Council on February 14, 2023.^[57]^[58]

Immediately prior to the 67th FIFA Congress, the FIFA Council approved the slot allocation in a meeting in Manama, Bahrain.^[59]^[60] This includes an intercontinental playoff tournament involving six teams to decide the last two FIFA World Cup spots.^[61]

The six teams in the playoffs comprised of one team from each confederation excluding UEFA, and one additional team from the confederation of the host countries (CONCACAF). Two of the teams would be seeded based on the World Rankings, and they would play the winners of two knockout games between the four unseeded teams for the two FIFA World Cup berths. The four-game tournament is to be played in one or more of the host countries, and would also be used as a test event for the FIFA World Cup.^[59] The ratification of slot allocation also gives the OFC a guaranteed berth in the final tournament for the first time: the 2026 FIFA World Cup was the first tournament in which all six confederations have at least one guaranteed berth. This would also be the first time since the 2010 edition in which all continents have a team qualified for the World Cup finals.^[59]

Eritrea withdrew from qualification prior to playing any matches, reportedly due to concerns that players would seek political asylum if allowed to travel overseas.^[62]^[63]^[64] Congo, drawn in the same group as Eritrea, was suspended on February 6, 2025, due to government interference in FECOFOOT operations.^[65]^[66] While no announcement regarding its status in the tournament has been released, CAF has cancelled its remaining matches.^[67]

The teams that have qualified to date, sorted by region:

AFC (2)

Iran
Japan

CONCACAF (3)

Canada (co-host)
Mexico (co-host)
United States (co-host)

CONMEBOL (1)

Argentina

OFC (1)

New Zealand

Draw

The draw will take place in December 2025. While a draw venue has not been confirmed, Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., and other cities have bid to host.^[68] The four winners of the UEFA play-offs and the two winners of the inter-confederation play-off tournament will not be known at the time of the draw, as these matches are scheduled to occur during March 2026.

For the draw, 48 teams will be allocated into four pots based on the FIFA Men's World Ranking of November/December 2025. Pot 1 will contain co-hosts Mexico, Canada and the United States (who were automatically assigned to positions A1, B1, and D1, respectively), and the best nine teams. Pot 2 will have the next best twelve teams, followed by the next twelve teams in Pot 3. Pot 4 will consist of the six lowest-ranked teams, along with the placeholders for the two inter-confederation play-off winners and four UEFA play-off winners.

Match schedule

The match schedule, including the venue for the final, was revealed on February 4, 2024, 3:00 p.m. EST, from the Telemundo Center in Miami.^[69]^[70] However, only the venues and dates were confirmed for the matches, with no information regarding group assignments.^[1] Venue assignments for specific group stage pairings, as well as kick-off times, will be confirmed following the final draw, allowing for more matches to be scheduled at favorable times for global audiences.^[71]^[72] The geographical regions were updated with Atlanta and Miami moved to the eastern region. The opening match was announced to include Mexico, taking place on June 11, 2026, at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The opening match involving Canada will take place on June 12 at BMO Field in Toronto, while the opening game for the United States will take place on the same day at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Each host nation was scheduled to play its three matches in the group stage within its own country. AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will host the most matches of any venue at the tournament with nine. MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will host the final on July 19. The United States will host 78 matches, including the quarterfinals onward, while Canada and Mexico will each host 13. Each tournament venue, except for the Estadio Akron, will host at least one knockout stage fixture.^[73]

Host cities were geographically grouped to optimize travel for teams and fans, except Canada and its opening-game opponent in Toronto. Cities were split into three regions: the Western Region (Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles), the Central Region (Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, Houston, Dallas, Kansas City), and the Eastern Region (Atlanta, Miami, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, New York/New Jersey). 4 out of 12 groups were allocated for the Central region with 24 matches, three groups in the Western region, and the rest in the Eastern region with a shared-region group with Canada.

On June 13, 2024, FIFA released an updated match schedule, with specific pairings assigned to venues for knockout stage matches. In addition, group stage matches were assigned to specific groups (though match pairings for non-host groups will not be assigned to specific fixtures until after the final draw).^[74]

Schedule
Round	Matchday	Date
Group stage	Matchday 1	June 11–17, 2026
	Matchday 2	June 18–23, 2026
	Matchday 3	June 24–27, 2026
Knockout stage	Round of 32	June 28 – July 3, 2026
	Round of 16	July 4–7, 2026
	Quarterfinals	July 9–11, 2026
	Semifinals	July 14–15, 2026
	Third place playoff	July 18, 2026
	Final	July 19, 2026

Group stage

Prior to the final draw, stadiums were assigned to specific groups.^[75] Following the final draw, pairings were allocated to specific matches, and the kick-off times will be confirmed.^[72]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	6	2	4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Mexico	3	2	1	0	4	1	3	7	Advance to knockout stage
3	New Zealand	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2	3
4	Qatar	3	0	0	3	1	6	-5	0

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Mexico (H)	Advance to knockout stage
2	A2	Advance to knockout stage
3	A3	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	A4

First match(es) will be played: June 11, 2026. Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

June 11, 2026

Brazil	Match 1	Mexico

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

June 11, 2026

A3	Match 2	A4

Estadio Akron, Zapopan

June 18, 2026

A4	Match 25	A2

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

June 18, 2026

Mexico	Match 28	A3

Estadio Akron, Zapopan

June 24, 2026

A4	Match 53	Mexico

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

June 24, 2026

A2	Match 54	A3

Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Canada (H)	Advance to knockout stage
2	B2	Advance to knockout stage
3	B3	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	B4

First match(es) will be played: June 12, 2026. Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

June 12, 2026

Canada	Match 3	B2

BMO Field, Toronto

June 13, 2026

B3	Match 8	B4

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

June 18, 2026

B4	Match 26	B2

SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

June 18, 2026

Canada	Match 27	B3

BC Place, Vancouver

June 24, 2026

B4	Match 51	Canada

BC Place, Vancouver

June 24, 2026

B2	Match 52	B3

Lumen Field, Seattle

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	C1	Advance to knockout stage
2	C2	Advance to knockout stage
3	C3	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	C4

First match(es) will be played: June 13, 2026. Source: FIFA

June 13, 2026

	Match 5

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

June 13, 2026

	Match 7

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

June 19, 2026

	Match 29

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

June 19, 2026

	Match 30

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

June 24, 2026

	Match 49

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

June 24, 2026

	Match 50

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	United States (H)	Advance to knockout stage
2	D2	Advance to knockout stage
3	D3	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	D4

First match(es) will be played: June 12, 2026. Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

June 12, 2026

United States	Match 4	D2

SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

June 13, 2026

D3	Match 6	D4

BC Place, Vancouver

June 19, 2026

D4	Match 31	D2

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

June 19, 2026

United States	Match 32	D3

Lumen Field, Seattle

June 25, 2026

D4	Match 59	United States

SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

June 25, 2026

D2	Match 60	D3

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	E1	Advance to knockout stage
2	E2	Advance to knockout stage
3	E3	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	E4

First match(es) will be played: June 14, 2026. Source: FIFA

June 14, 2026

	Match 9

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

June 14, 2026

	Match 10

NRG Stadium, Houston

June 20, 2026

	Match 33

BMO Field, Toronto

June 20, 2026

	Match 34

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

June 25, 2026

	Match 55

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

June 25, 2026

	Match 56

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	F1	Advance to knockout stage
2	F2	Advance to knockout stage
3	F3	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	F4

First match(es) will be played: June 14, 2026. Source: FIFA

June 14, 2026

	Match 11

AT&T Stadium, Arlington

June 14, 2026

	Match 12

Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe

June 20, 2026

	Match 35

NRG Stadium, Houston

June 20, 2026

	Match 36

Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe

June 25, 2026

	Match 57

AT&T Stadium, Arlington

June 25, 2026

	Match 58

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	G1	Advance to knockout stage
2	G2	Advance to knockout stage
3	G3	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	G4

First match(es) will be played: June 15, 2026. Source: FIFA

June 15, 2026

	Match 15

SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

June 15, 2026

	Match 16

Lumen Field, Seattle

June 21, 2026

	Match 39

SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

June 21, 2026

	Match 40

BC Place, Vancouver

June 26, 2026

	Match 63

Lumen Field, Seattle

June 26, 2026

	Match 64

BC Place, Vancouver

Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	H1	Advance to knockout stage
2	H2	Advance to knockout stage
3	H3	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	H4

First match(es) will be played: June 15, 2026. Source: FIFA

June 15, 2026

	Match 13

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

June 15, 2026

	Match 14

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

June 21, 2026

	Match 37

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

June 21, 2026

	Match 38

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

June 26, 2026

	Match 65

NRG Stadium, Houston

June 26, 2026

	Match 66

Estadio Akron, Zapopan

Group I

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	I1	Advance to knockout stage
2	I2	Advance to knockout stage
3	I3	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	I4

First match(es) will be played: June 16, 2026. Source: FIFA

June 16, 2026

	Match 17

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

June 16, 2026

	Match 18

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

June 22, 2026

	Match 41

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

June 22, 2026

	Match 42

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

June 26, 2026

	Match 61

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

June 26, 2026

	Match 62

BMO Field, Toronto

Group J

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	J1	Advance to knockout stage
2	J2	Advance to knockout stage
3	J3	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	J4

First match(es) will be played: June 16, 2026. Source: FIFA

June 16, 2026

	Match 19

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

June 16, 2026

	Match 20

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

June 22, 2026

	Match 43

AT&T Stadium, Arlington

June 22, 2026

	Match 44

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

June 27, 2026

	Match 69

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

June 27, 2026

	Match 70

AT&T Stadium, Arlington

Group K

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	K1	Advance to knockout stage
2	K2	Advance to knockout stage
3	K3	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	K4

First match(es) will be played: June 17, 2026. Source: FIFA

June 17, 2026

	Match 23

NRG Stadium, Houston

June 17, 2026

	Match 24

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

June 23, 2026

	Match 47

NRG Stadium, Houston

June 23, 2026

	Match 48

Estadio Akron, Zapopan

June 27, 2026

	Match 71

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

June 27, 2026

	Match 72

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Group L

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	L1	Advance to knockout stage
2	L2	Advance to knockout stage
3	L3	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	L4

First match(es) will be played: June 17, 2026. Source: FIFA

June 17, 2026

	Match 21

BMO Field, Toronto

June 17, 2026

	Match 22

AT&T Stadium, Arlington

June 23, 2026

	Match 45

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

June 23, 2026

	Match 46

BMO Field, Toronto

June 27, 2026

	Match 67

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

June 27, 2026

	Match 68

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Qualification
1	A	Third place Group A	Advance to knockout stage
2	B	Third place Group B
3	C	Third place Group C
4	D	Third place Group D
5	E	Third place Group E
6	F	Third place Group F
7	G	Third place Group G
8	H	Third place Group H
9	I	Third place Group I
10	J	Third place Group J
11	K	Third place Group K
12	L	Third place Group L

First match(es) will be played: June 11, 2026. Source: FIFA

Knockout stage

Bracket

June 29 – Foxborough

Winner Group E

July 4 – Philadelphia

3rd Group A/B/C/D/F

Winner Match 74

June 30 – East Rutherford

Winner Match 77

Winner Group I

July 9 – Foxborough

3rd Group C/D/F/G/H

Winner Match 89

June 28 – Inglewood

Winner Match 90

Runner-up Group A

July 4 – Houston

Runner-up Group B

Winner Match 73

June 29 – Guadalupe

Winner Match 75

Winner Group F

July 14 – Arlington

Runner-up Group C

Winner Match 97

July 2 – Toronto

Winner Match 98

Runner-up Group K

July 6 – Arlington

Runner-up Group L

Winner Match 83

July 2 – Inglewood

Winner Match 84

Winner Group H

July 10 – Inglewood

Runner-up Group J

Winner Match 93

July 1 – Santa Clara

Winner Match 94

Winner Group D

July 6 – Seattle

3rd Group B/E/F/I/J

Winner Match 81

July 1 – Seattle

Winner Match 82

Winner Group G

July 19 – East Rutherford

3rd Group A/E/H/I/J

Winner Match 101

June 29 – Houston

Winner Match 102

Winner Group C

July 5 – East Rutherford

Runner-up Group F

Winner Match 76

June 30 – Arlington

Winner Match 78

Runner-up Group E

July 11 – Miami Gardens

Runner-up Group I

Winner Match 91

June 30 – Mexico City

Winner Match 92

Winner Group A

July 5 – Mexico City

3rd Group C/E/F/H/I

Winner Match 79

July 1 – Atlanta

Winner Match 80

Winner Group L

July 15 – Atlanta

3rd Group E/H/I/J/K

Winner Match 99

July 3 – Miami Gardens

Winner Match 100

Third place play-off

Winner Group J

July 7 – Atlanta

July 18 – Miami Gardens

Runner-up Group H

Winner Match 86

Loser Match 101

July 3 – Arlington

Winner Match 88

Loser Match 102

Runner-up Group D

July 11 – Kansas City

Runner-up Group G

Winner Match 95

July 2 – Vancouver

Winner Match 96

Winner Group B

July 7 – Vancouver

3rd Group E/F/G/I/J

Winner Match 85

July 3 – Kansas City

Winner Match 87

Winner Group K

3rd Group D/E/I/J/L

Round of 32

June 28, 2026

Runner-up Group A	Match 73	Runner-up Group B

SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

June 29, 2026

Winner Group E	Match 74	3rd Group A/B/C/D/F

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

June 29, 2026

Winner Group F	Match 75	Runner-up Group C

Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe

June 29, 2026

Winner Group C	Match 76	Runner-up Group F

NRG Stadium, Houston

June 30, 2026

Winner Group I	Match 77	3rd Group C/D/F/G/H

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

June 30, 2026

Runner-up Group E	Match 78	Runner-up Group I

AT&T Stadium, Arlington

June 30, 2026

Winner Group A	Match 79	3rd Group C/E/F/H/I

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

July 1, 2026

Winner Group L	Match 80	3rd Group E/H/I/J/K

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

July 1, 2026

Winner Group D	Match 81	3rd Group B/E/F/I/J

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

July 1, 2026

Winner Group G	Match 82	3rd Group A/E/H/I/J

Lumen Field, Seattle

July 2, 2026

Runner-up Group K	Match 83	Runner-up Group L

BMO Field, Toronto

July 2, 2026

Winner Group H	Match 84	Runner-up Group J

SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

July 2, 2026

Winner Group B	Match 85	3rd Group E/F/G/I/J

BC Place, Vancouver

July 3, 2026

Winner Group J	Match 86	Runner-up Group H

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

July 3, 2026

Winner Group K	Match 87	3rd Group D/E/I/J/L

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

July 3, 2026

Runner-up Group D	Match 88	Runner-up Group G

AT&T Stadium, Arlington

Round of 16

July 4, 2026

Winner Match 74	Match 89	Winner Match 77

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

July 4, 2026

Winner Match 73	Match 90	Winner Match 75

NRG Stadium, Houston

July 5, 2026

Winner Match 76	Match 91	Winner Match 78

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

July 5, 2026

Winner Match 79	Match 92	Winner Match 80

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

July 6, 2026

Winner Match 83	Match 93	Winner Match 84

AT&T Stadium, Arlington

July 6, 2026

Winner Match 81	Match 94	Winner Match 82

Lumen Field, Seattle

July 7, 2026

Winner Match 86	Match 95	Winner Match 88

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

July 7, 2026

Winner Match 85	Match 96	Winner Match 87

BC Place, Vancouver

Quarter-finals

July 9, 2026

Winner Match 89	Match 97	Winner Match 90

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

July 10, 2026

Winner Match 93	Match 98	Winner Match 94

SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

July 11, 2026

Winner Match 91	Match 99	Winner Match 92

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

July 11, 2026

Winner Match 95	Match 100	Winner Match 96

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

Semi-finals

July 14, 2026

Winner Match 97	Match 101	Winner Match 98

AT&T Stadium, Arlington

July 15, 2026

Winner Match 99	Match 102	Winner Match 100

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Third place play-off

July 18, 2026

Loser Match 101	Match 103	Loser Match 102

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

Final

July 19, 2026

Winner Match 101	Match 104	Winner Match 102

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Marketing

Branding

The official emblem and brand identity was unveiled on May 17, 2023, at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California; its basic form consists of a stacked "26" with an image of the FIFA World Cup Trophy in front of it (marking the first time that the trophy has been depicted in a World Cup emblem as a photo, as opposed to a stylized representation), but it is designed to be adaptable to different backdrops.^[76]^[77] The next day, FIFA unveiled variants of the emblem for each of the host cities, which feature color variants and designs that reflect local landscapes or culture (with the Los Angeles emblem featuring a stylized sun and wave, the Monterrey emblem featuring imagery of the Cerro de la Silla mountain, and Toronto featuring the city skyline and the CN Tower).^[78]^[79]

Reaction to the logo from the initial unveiling was largely negative, with many feeling that the design was either unfinished or uncreative compared to the emblems of past FIFA World Cup tournaments. By contrast, United States national team player Jesús Ferreira described the emblem as "beautiful".^[80]^[77]^[81]

Broadcasting rights

On February 12, 2015, FIFA renewed the U.S. and Canadian broadcasting rights contracts for Fox (U.S. English), NBCUniversal (U.S. Spanish), and Bell Media (Canada) to cover 2026, without accepting any other bids. A report in The New York Times asserted that this extension was intended as compensation for the rescheduling of the 2022 World Cup to November–December rather than its traditional June–July scheduling, as it created considerable conflicts with major professional sports leagues that are normally in their offseasons during the World Cup.^[82]^[83]^[84]

The International Broadcast Center (IBC) will be located at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.^[85]^[86]^[87]

Sponsorships

FIFA partners	FIFA World Cup sponsors	FIFA World Cup supporters
Adidas^[88] Aramco^[89] Coca-Cola^[90] Hyundai–Kia^[91] Lenovo^[92] Qatar Airways^[93] Visa^[94]	AB InBev^[95] American Airlines^[96] Bank of America^[97] Frito-Lay (Lay's)^[98] McDonald's^[99] Mengniu Dairy^[100] Unilever^[101] Verizon^[102]	Diageo^[103] Home Depot^[104] NRG Energy (Houston)^[105] Rock-it Cargo^[106] Valvoline^[107]

FIFA Fan Festivals

FIFA will stage fan festivals in cities across the host nations, featuring matches on giant screens and live entertainment.^[108] Among the confirmed fan fest locations are Liberty State Park in Jersey City,^[108] Fairmount Park in Philadelphia,^[109] Fort York and The Bentway, Toronto, and East Downtown, Houston.^[110]^[111]

Symbols

Match ball

On May 2, 2025, reports surfaced that the match ball would be "Adidas Trionda". The design featured red, green, and blue (the three colors representing Canada, Mexico, and the United States), as well as a wave connecting each of the colors, hence the name meaning "three wave" in Spanish.^[112]

Music

On May 17, 2023, the official theme song of the tournament was released, an instrumental track simply titled "FIFA World Cup 26 Theme Song".^[113] In March 2025, sixteen remixes of theme were released which featured artists from each host city giving their own local spin to the song.^[114] The remixers for each city were:

Atlanta – Dallas Austin
Boston – Ben Zakharenko, Dayvin, Berklee College of Music
Dallas – Tre Nagella
Guadalajara – Bautista
Houston – Bombón
Kansas City – Tech N9ne
Los Angeles – DJ Flict
Mexico City – Mexican Institute of Sound
Miami – Mr. NaisGai
Monterrey – Toy Selectah
New York/New Jersey – Take a Daytrip
Philadelphia – DJ Jazzy Jeff
San Francisco Bay Area – Dan the Automator
Seattle – Sango
Toronto – Hill Kourkoutis
Vancouver – Grayson Repp

Controversies

Climate concerns

In January 2025, Queen's University Belfast warned about potential heat risks for most of the host cities and urged FIFA to schedule match kickoffs later into the afternoon or evening, stating that the Wet-bulb globe temperature was higher than Qatar in the winter.^[115] Concerns have also been raised by climate activists about the environmental impact of both the expansion to 48 teams as well as traveling between host cities, most of which will require extensive air travel and increase carbon emissions, a counter to one of FIFA's goals on sustainability.^[116]

Labor rights concerns in Mexico

In March 2025, the trade union Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) accused FIFA of blocking a planned labor inspection at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca, which is undergoing renovations in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. According to BWI, FIFA's intervention prevented inspectors from evaluating working conditions at the site, raising concerns about potential labor rights violations similar to alleged instances of slave labor at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.^[117]

United States immigration enforcement

During the bidding process, President Donald Trump's executive orders regarding immigration from certain Muslim-majority countries implemented during his first term were touted as a potential risk. Infantino stated, "Any team, including the supporters and officials of that team, who qualify for a World Cup need to have access to the country, otherwise there is no World Cup."^[118] In response, the Trump administration sent letters to FIFA that read, in part, that Trump was "confident" that "all eligible athletes, officials and fans from all countries around the world would be able to enter the United States without discrimination."^[119]

Concerns around the staging of the tournament were also raised due to the immigration policy of the second Donald Trump administration. In response, Vice President JD Vance said, "Of course, everybody is welcome to come and see this incredible event, but when the time is up, they’ll have to go home. Otherwise, they’ll have to talk to Secretary Noem."^[120]

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External links

FIFA World Cup 2026, FIFA.com

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World Super Football League

Anti-Chat Mod Coalition

Ante-Chate Mod Caulition
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President	Chief Mossad Agent (CCPR)
Vice President	Kan(Ye) (RNP)
Founder	Chief Mossad Agent, Kan(Ye) and Dr. J Robert Sexenheimer
Founded	March 2, 2025
Merger of	Riskian National Party & Coolest Communist Party of Risk
Membership	24
Ideology	Big tent
Slogan	Down with the Chat Staff Running

Riskian Spring
	Part of Wars of Riskord
Date	April 22, 2025 -
Location	Riskord, Risk Universalis, PRP, Astra Universalis, Customs
Status	Ongoing
Belligerents
Political Parties/Roles:; Human Rights Protection Party; Australian Free Right Party; Xenvox Empirical Party; Riskian Federal Board Administration; Pro-Punishment Publicisers	Political Parties/Roles:; Executives; Elitist Riskian Federal Board Administration; Anti-Punishment Publicisers
People:; Xenvox; Amnity; Emperor Kan(Ye); Visigothan; 79DEV97; ReverseClocks; Fortunate Son; devrynix; Mastercraft616161; qmarx121; idkwhattoputna; CrazyBlox094; dododels; 23blazeses3.5; XenoZuccx	People:; kmd; pod_s; Hellablu; Bengali Warrior 2000; owlinanicecube; FreeAviators; Fog; vidaloca_1
Noorullah; Doctor Sex; Alara; choncotaco; DUBLE; 404Winter	wewe37789

2026 FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup 26; Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026; Coupe du Monde FIFA 2026;
Tournament details
Host countries	Canada; Mexico; United States
Dates	June 11 – July 19
Teams	48 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	16 (in 16 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up	Spain
Third place	England
Fourth place	Germany
	← 2022 2030 →

The World Super League is a hypothetical macro-league that could involve every single club worldwide from CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, CAF, UEFA, AFC and OFC. So far there are 1,776 clubs designed to fit in the seasonal league system but could come to further levels, there are supposedly plans to go down to 30 steps, other sources say 52.

Divisions


Level / Step	Total Clubs	League(s) / Division(s)
1	24	World Premier League ~24 Teams - 4 Relegations
2	48	World Championship League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations
3	72	World Pro League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations
4	96	World Senior League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations
5	120	World Junior League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations
6	144	World Sundown League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations
7	168	World Equipped League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations
8	192	World International League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations
9	240	Afro-Eurasian Super League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations														Americana International League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations
10	288	Afro-Eurasian Extra League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations														Americana "Baula" League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations
11	336	Afro-Eurasian Surprise League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations														Americana Superior League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations
12	480	European Top League ~24 Teams - 1 Promotion 4 Relegations			Asian Top League ~24 Teams - 1 Promotion 4 Relegations				African Pan League ~24 Teams - 1 Promotion 4 Relegations				Oceania Island League ~24 Teams - 1 Promotion 4 Relegations			North American Upper League ~24 Teams - 2 Promotions 4 Relegations			South American Love League ~24 Teams - 2 Promotions 4 Relegations
13	624	European Middle League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations			Asian Middle League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations				African Queue League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations				Oceania Open League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations			North American Centre League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations			South American Heritage League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations
14	768	European Lower League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations			Asian Lower League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations				African Sunrise League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations				Oceania Culture League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations			North American Lower League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 3 Relegations			South American Afternoon League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations
15	1008	West Europe First League ~24 Teams - 2 Promotions 4 Relegations		East Europe Slav League ~24 Teams - 2 Promotions 4 Relegations	Asian Poll League ~24 Teams - 2 Promotions 4 Relegations	Indo-Middle Eastern Oil League ~24 Teams - 2 Promotions 4 Relegations			African Federal League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotion 4 Relegations				Oceania Travel League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotion 4 Relegations			Canadian-American Major League ~24 Teams - 1 Promotion 4 Relegations	Central American Aztec League ~24 Teams - 1 Promotion 4 Relegations	Caribbean Holiday League ~24 Teams - 1 Promotion 4 Relegations	South American Hispanic League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotion 4 Relegations
16	1344	West Europe Second League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations		East Europe Mega League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations	Asian Mediocre League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations	Indian Super League ~24 Teams - 2 Promotions 4 Relegations	Middle Eastern Monarchs League ~24 Teams - 2 Promotions 4 Relegations		Saharan Dune League ~24 Teams - 1 Promotion 4 Relegations	Nile River League ~24 Teams - 1 Promotion 4 Relegations	Congo Forest League ~24 Teams - 1 Promotion 4 Relegations	South African Try League ~24 Teams - 1 Promotion 4 Relegations	Oceania Coral League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 3 Relegations			Major League Football ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations	Central American Shell League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations	Caribbean Persons League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations	South American Higher League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations
17	1776	North Sea Banner League ~24 Teams - 2 Promotions 4 Relegations	Mediterranean Cultural League ~24 Teams - 2 Promotions 4 Relegations	East Europe Cyrillic League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations	Asian Parole League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations	Indian Nationals League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations	Arabian Islamic League ~24 Teams - 2 Promotions 4 Relegations	Fertile Crescent River League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations	Saharan Structural League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations	Nile Linear League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations	Congo Central League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations	South African Atlantic League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotions 4 Relegations	Melanesian Associated League ~24 Teams - 1 Promotion 4 Relegations	Polynesian Maori League ~24 Teams - 1 Promotion 4 Relegations	Micronesian Free League ~24 Teams - 1 Promotion 4 Relegations	Minor League Football ~24 Teams - 4 Promotion 4 Relegations	Central American Unity League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotion 4 Relegations	Caribbean Colonial League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotion 4 Relegations	South American Summer League ~24 Teams - 4 Promotion 4 Relegations

Club Promotion and Relegation

1,776 Clubs currently are decided to compete in this league but the league can fit at least 10,000 clubs from every continent and possibly every country. A club in this league gets demoted and promoted according to its location on the world, for example a team likeDaewoo Ngatpang, which currently sits in the Palau Soccer League would start in the Micronesian Free League, from there they would then get promoted to the Oceania Coral League, then the Oceania Travel League and so on until they reached the World Premier League. A minimum of 17 seasons would be required to go from the current lowest 17th step all the way to the 1st Step.

World Premier League

Clubs

Team	Location	Stadium
AC Milan	Italy, Milan	San Siro
Ajax	Netherlands, Amsterdam	Johan Cruyff Arena
Arsenal	England, London	Emirates Stadium
Barcelona	Spain, Barcelona	Camp Nou
Benfica	Portugal, Lisbon	Estádio da Luz
Beşiktaş	Türkiye, Istanbul	Beşiktaş Stadium
Boca Juniors	Argentina, Buenos Aires	Estadio Alberto J. Armando
Borussia Dortmund	Germany, Dortmund	Signal Iduna Park
Bayern Munich	Germany, Munich	Allianz Arena
Chelsea	England, London	Stamford Bridge
Fenerbahçe	Türkiye, Istanbul	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Flamengo	Brazil, Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã Stadium
Galatasaray	Türkiye, Istanbul	Rams Park
Inter Milan	Italy, Milan	San Siro
Juventus	Italy, Turin	Allianz Stadium
Liverpool	England, Liverpool	Anfield
Manchester City	England, Manchester	Etihad Stadium
Manchester United	England, Manchester	Old Trafford
Palmeiras	Brazil, São Paulo	Allianz Parque
Paris Saint-Germain	France, Paris	Parc des Princes
Porto	Portugal, Porto	Estádio do Dragão
Real Madrid	Spain, Madrid	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
River Plate	Argentina, Buenos Aires	Estadio Monumental
Tottenham Hotspur	England, London	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

World Championship League

Clubs

Team	Location	Stadium
AEK Athens	Greece, Athens	Agia Sophia Stadium
Al Ahly	Egypt, Cairo	Cairo International Stadium
Atlético Madrid	Spain, Madrid	Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Aston Villa	England, Birmingham	Villa Park
Athletic Bilbao	Spain, Bilbao	Estadio de San Mamés
Bayer Leverkusen	Germany, Leverkusen	BayArena
Celtic	Scotland, Glasgow	Celtic Park
Corinthians	Brazil, São Paulo	Neo Química Arena
Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia, Zagreb	Stadion Maksimir
Dynamo Kyiv	Ukraine, Kyiv	Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium
Feyenoord	Netherlands, Rotterdam	Feyenoord Stadium
Fluminense	Brazil, Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã Stadium
Lazio	Italy, Rome	Stadio Olimpico
Legia Warszawa	Poland, Warsaw	Estadi de l'Exèrcit Polonès
Napoli	Italy, Naples	Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Newcastle	England, Newcastle	McDonald Jones Stadium
Olympiacos	Greece, Piraeus	Georgios Karaiskakis Football Stadium
Olympique Lyonnais	France, Lyon	Groupama Stadium
Olympique Marseille	France, Marseille	Stade Vélodrome
PAOK	Greece, Thessaloniki	Toumba Stadium
PSV Eindhoven	Netherlands, Eindhoven	Philips Stadion
Rangers	Scotland, Glasgow	Ibrox Stadium
Sevilla	Spain, Sevilla	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium
Sporting CP	Portugal, Lisbon	Estádio José Alvalade

World Pro League

Clubs

Team	Location	Stadium
Al-Hilal	Saudi Arabia, Riyadh	Kingdom Arena
Argentinos Juniors	Argentina, Buenos Aires	Estadio Diego Armando Maradona
Atalanta	Italy, Bergamo	Gewiss Stadium
Borussia Mönchengladbach	Germany, Mönchengladbach	Borussia-Park
Club Brugge	Belgium, Bruges	Jan Breydel Stadium
Crystal Palace	England, London	Selhurst Park
Everton	England, Liverpool	Everton Stadium
Ferencvárosi	Hungary, Budapest	Groupama Arena
Fiorentina	Italy, Florence	Stadio Artemio Franchi
Fulham	England, London	Craven Cottage
Genk	Belgium, Genk	Cegeka Arena
Internacional	Brazil, Porto Alegre	Estádio Beira-Rio
Lech Poznań	Poland, Poznań	Estadio Municipal de Poznań
Real Sociedad	Spain, San Sebastián	Reale Arena
Red Star Belgrade	Serbia, Belgrade	Rajko Mitic Stadium
Roma	Italy, Rome	Stadio Olimpico
Slavia Praha	Czech Republic, Prague	Fortuna Arena
VfB Stuttgart	Germany, Stuttgart	MHPArena
Villarreal CF	Spain, Villarreal	Estadi de la Ceràmica
Werder Bremen	Germany, Bremen	Weserstadion
West Ham	England, London	London Stadium
Zenit	Russia, Saint Petersburg	Gazprom Arena

Riskord Spring

The Riskord Spring (Play on words for the Arab Spring) was a major revolutionary war that was part of the Wars of Riskord aimed to reinstate Xenvox as director and to kick out the Executives Ranks.

Background

On November 19, 2024 Xenvox stepped down from being executive without citing a reason but instead an unedited resignation format
"XenvoxSherman ( @xenvox ) Executive --> Respected Peer
Dear peeps, I am writing to formally submit my resignation from my position at [Company Name], effective [last working day, typically two weeks from the date of this letter].
First and foremost, I would like to express my gratitude for the opportunities and support I have received during my time with [Company Name]. It has been a privilege to be part of this team, and I have gained valuable experience and growth during my tenure.
However, I feel I must also acknowledge a shortcoming on my part that has contributed to this decision. I sincerely apologize for not reading my direct messages promptly or with the attention they deserved. I realize that this may have caused delays, misunderstandings, or inconvenience to my colleagues and the team. This oversight was never intentional, but I take full responsibility for any impact it may have had.
As I transition out of my role, I am committed to ensuring a smooth handover of my responsibilities. Please let me know how I can assist in this process, whether through training, documentation, or other measures.
Thank you once again for the opportunity to work with [Company Name]. I deeply value the relationships I have built here and will carry the lessons learned into my future endeavors. I hope to stay in touch and wish the team continued success.
Sincerely, [Your Name]"

Following Xenvox's resignation. He was then sat at Director. But following incidents including talking to an admin downwards, he was forced out of his role and put as Director Emeritus. Since then, Xenvox hasn't been able to move from that position. All 4 Executives judged him out of becoming Director again as well as the possibility of him resigning on his own terms. The movement for Xenvox's promotion and Amnity's revival in General were quickly quelled and lead to the permanent lock on discord-punishments following a statement revolved around suicide prevention and attention seeking.

Early Stages

A 2 hour session in gay-club🌈which involved up to 25 members discussed Xenvox's status within the community. In statements, Xenvox said "The server was better when I was director, I cared for the server and the game and logged on every day…" "The 4 Executives pushed to block me from becoming director or resigning" "I think only 1 of the executives cared about me just a little bit" and "When I was director I created Accountability...". This sparked light and support for Xenvox and consequently Amnity. The entering of Emperor Kan(Ye), ReverseClocks, 79DEV97 and devrynix began. Obvious targets against this were the executives; kmd, Noorullah, Hellablu and pod_s.

Uproar

The quick spread of the news as well as the lock on discord-punishments started uproar within the community. Specifically people who opposed the privatization of discord-punishments. Voiced support first came from Visigothan and Dododels, the Riskian Federal Board Administration (RFBA) was formed with Dododels as the head. Swaps between sides occurred which lead to a split in support forming the Elitist side. More support from Mastercraft616161, Bengali Warrior 2000 and qmarx121 came through. Voicing opinions of their own. Doctor Sex, a member of the gay-club🌈 session voiced his first opinion which created a front for pro-punishment publicisers. Support from alara, Choncotaco, CrazyBlox094 and 23blazeses3.5 came at this point. A retaliation of ground rules came from wewe37789 as he established reasoning within the decision to lock the discord-punishments along with kmd. Picked up support from owlinanicecube came while support towards from Dank, DUBLE and 404Winter established the main ground standings.

Khepeth Terrie

Khepeth Terrie
Personal information
Full name	Khepeth Farès Adelelmus Marwan Terrie
Date of birth	(1982-04-18) 18 April 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	TSV 1860 Munich (Manager)
Number	7
Youth career
1998-2000	Olympique de Marseille
2000	Paris FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003-2007	Olympique de Marseille	87	(63)
2007-2009	Everton	138	(62)
2009-2015	AC Milan	312	(187)
2015-2016	Olympique de Marseille	28	(15)
2016-2019	Arsenal	103	(57)
2019-2022	Bayern Munich	22	(8)
Total		690	(392)
International career
2009-2020	France	183	(76)
Managerial career
2023-	TSV 1860 Munich
2023-	Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Khepeth Farès Adelelmus Marwan Terrie (born 18 April 1982) known as Khepeth Terrie or simply Keppie, is a French-Egyptian football manager and former player who played as a Winger. He is currently the manager of TSV 1860 München.s

Terrie started his coaching career at TSV 1860 München as a manager after studying to become a manager during his career at Arsenal and Bayern München.

Club Career

Riskian National Party Reskagne Nactional Partie
Abbreviation	RNP
Leader	Filostraya
President	Filostraya
Chairperson	Filostraya
Founder	Filostraya
Registered	February 27, 2025
Legalised	February 28, 2025
Split from	Risk Imperialist Party
Ideology	Conservatism Environmentalism Christian Egalitarianism Pan-nationalism
Political position	Centre-Right
Religion	Christian

Olympique Marseille

Terrie was signed by Olympique de Marseille off the Paris FC academy during a meeting between Terrie, and Marseille’s manager at the time, Alain Perrin, at the club, Terrie acted as a backup Right-Winger for Steve Marlet, but in the following season acted as the main winger at the club due to their lack of wingers at the club.

Everton

Terrie moved to Premier League team Everton in the 2007-08 season for €200,000 where he played a major role in the club totalling 138 appearances and 62 goals within 2 seasons.

AC Milan

Terrie was signed by AC Milan in the 2009-10 season for €1.5 Million, he played a major role as a winger in the club, in the 2010-11 season he won the Serie A title. Despite only winning one major title and one minor title. Terrie played a key role in AC Milan’s goal scoring opportunities, scoring 187 goals from 2009-15, with 312 appearances.

Olympique Marseille

Terrie joined back to Marseille in the 2015-16 season after AC Milan suffered in finances, he was sold to Marseille for €400,000. But in the midst of a horrible performance from Marseille, he moved away to Arsenal.

Arsenal

Terrie was sold to Arsenal for €150,000 in the 2016-17, hoping to make an opportunity for Arsenal. In the 2016-17, Terrie won the FA Cup against Chelsea before he moved away to Bayern München to end his career.

Bayern München

When Terrie moved to Bayern on a free transfer, he already had plans on becoming a coach and started taking Coaching Lessons, at Bayern, Terrie won the Treble after Bayern won the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and the Champions League and then followed another Bundesliga title, DFL-Supercup, UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup, in his last season he won the Bundesliga again as well as the DFL-Supercup, Terrie retired at the age of 40.

Managerial Career

TSV 1860 München and Ivory Coast

Following a successful career, Terrie applied for all open jobs at the time, he accepted the offers of TSV 1860 München and Ivory Coast as first offers given. He rejected offers from Ghana, Tunisia and Canada’s national teams. Terrie is currently sitting in 3rd place at the 3. Liga as well as progressing to the second round of the DFB-Pokal.

Honours

Club Career

Olympique de Marseille

Intertoto Cup: 2005-06

AC Milan

Serie A: 2010-11

Supercoppa Italiana: 2011-12

Arsenal

FA Cup: 2016-17

FA Community Shield: 2017-18

Bayern München

Bundesliga: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22

DFB-Pokal: 2019-20

UEFA Champions League: 2019-20

DFL-Supercup: 2020-21, 2021-22

UEFA Supercup: 2020-21

FIFA Club World Cup: 2020-21

Managerial Career

Unofficial Club World Championship

The Unofficial Club World Championship (UCWC) is an informal system based off the workings on the Unofficial Football World Championships Wikipedia page. This follows a Lineal Championship Format in which when a reigning club is defeated, the winning club takes the title off the defeated former reigning club.

Rules

The Start of the Title will take place from the first FA Cup match in the 1871-72 season, held by Barnes F.C.
A win against the holding club gets transferred to the club that has won
If a club ties with the holding club, the holding club keeps their title.
Title transfers still take place if a match goes into extra time or penalties, rules are still followed.
If a match is cancelled, the title will be maintained under the holding club.

History

1870s

Barnes F.C. defeats Civil Service 2-0 to start the linear championship on the 11th of November 1871, Barnes F.C. holds the title until they lose to Hampstead Heathens 0-1 on the 6th of January 1872, Hampstead Heathens would hold the title until they lose to Royal Engineers 0-3 on the 27th of January 1872, Hampstead Heathens would carry this title to the FA Cup Final until they lose to Wanderers F.C. in the FA Cup Final. Tracking Wanderers F.C. is hard from after because they were dissolved as a club in the late 1800s, and as most matches were not written down and recorded. A guess can be made that Wanderers only participated mostly in FA Cups, if so, Wanderers F.C. maintained their status as Club World Champions until the 1874-75 FA Cup where they lost to Oxford University A.F.C 1-2 on the 30th of January 1875, Oxford would hold the title until Royal Engineers would claim the title a 2nd time after beating Oxford 1-0 in the Semi-Finals on the 5th of March, 1875. Again, the title is hard to track because of the lack of written down matches, so based of the FA Cup Matches, Royal Engineers would hold the Club World Champion status until the 29th of January 1876 when they lost to the Swifts in the 3rd Round 1-3, Swifts would lose their next match to Wanderers 1-2 on the 26th of February 1876. It took 3 years for Wanderers to lose their title until they lost it to Old Etonians 2-7 I the 1878-89 FA Cup First Round on the 9th of November 1878.

1880s

In the 1879-80 FA Cup Fifth Round, Old Etonians lost to Clapham Rovers F.C. 0-1 on the 21st of February 1880. Clapham Rovers F.C. maintained their title for a year until losing to Old Carthusians 3-1 on the 19th of March 1881, Old Carthusians lost their title to Royal Engineers in the 1881-82 FA Cup Third Round on a 0-2 defeat on the 20th of December 1881. Royal Engineers lost their next match to Old Foresters 2-1 followed by another defeat from Old Foresters to Marlow 0-1. Marlow would lose to Old Etonians 5-0 and win the FA Cup title defeating Blackburn Rovers 1-0. In the 1883 FA Cup Final, Old Etonians would lose their title to Blackburn Olympic F.C. Blackburn Olympic would lose their title to Queens Park (Scotland), marking the first time the title would go cross-nation, but in the FA Cup Final in 1884, Blackburn Rovers would take the title marking the first time a current professional team would take the title. In 1886, Blackburn would lose the title to Scottish side Renton F.C.. However, Renton would lose the next match the played against Preston North End 2-0. In the 1886-87 FA Cup Semi-Finals, Preston North End would lose their title to West Bromwich Albion 3-1, West Bromwich went on to lose the FA Cup final to Aston Villa 2-0. In the 5th round of the 1887-88 FA Cup, Aston Villa lost 1-3 to Preston North End. Preston would lose the FA Cup to West Bromwich 2-1. On the 14th of April 1888, the Football League was formed consisting of 12 English Teams. On the 22nd of September, West Bromwich lost 2-6 to Blackburn Rovers in the League. In Game Week 6, Blackburn Rovers lost 6-1 to Aston Villa. Blackburn would take the title back after defeating Aston Villa 5-1 in Game Week 11. Blackburn Rovers would lose to Stoke 2-1 on December 1st in Game Week 13. Stoke would lose in the next Game Week to Burnley 2-1. Aston Villa would take the title in Game Week 16 winning 4-2 on the 22nd of December 1888. Aston Villa would lose to Burnley in the Last Game Week 22 4-0, Burnley would move on to the FA Cup Season where they would lose 5-1 to West Bromwich Albion in the Second Round. West Bromwich Albion loses in the Semi-Finals to Preston North End 1-0 and win the FA Cup in 1889. Preston North End lose to Aston Villa 5-3 in the 1889-90 Football League on September 21st, 1889. West Bromwich Albion win against Aston Villa in the next Game Week 3-0 on September 28, 1889. In Game Week 7, Wolverhampton Wanderers win 1-4 against West Bromwich Albion on October 19th 1889. On the 2nd of November 1889, Aston Villa win against Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 in Game Week 9. In Game Week 11, Bolton Wanderers won 2-0 against Aston Villa. Preston North End would win in the next Game Week against Bolton Wanderers 3-1 on the 23rd of November 1889. On the 21st of December 1889, Bolton Wanderers lost to Everton 1-2 in Game Week 15.

1890s

In the 1889-90 FA Cup, Everton loses to Stoke in the Second Round 4-2 on the 1st of February 1890. On the 8th of February 1890, Stoke loses to Bolton Wanderers 5-0 in the Football League on Game Week 20. In the FA Cup Semi-Finals Sheffield Wednesday beats Bolton 2-1 on the 8th of March, 1890. Sheffield Wednesday would lose the FA Cup Final to Blackburn Rovers 6-1 on the 29th of March, 1890.

US Monarchy

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The United States Monarchy, A fictional or deviant of World History based in North America and the United States in the late 1700s, was instigated during the American Revolution by Alexander Hamilton, a US Revolutionary and Founding Father^[1]. This was originally rejected in the Constitutional Convention of 1787, but was brought up by Hamilton again in the signing of the 1789 Constitution. Changes were made to the original constitution to make reference of the United States becoming a monarchy instead of a republic. Signed by George Washington, leader of the American Revolution and Founding Father. On July 4th, 1789. George Washington is crowned by the US Congress as King George I. Following the crowning of George, the US Congress is dissolved in favor of a Parliamentary System, listing the United States as the first Constitutional Pure Monarchy. A Constitutional Pure Monarchy, was a type of Monarchy-Republic hybrid that favored the Monarch over the formed government while still having an in place government. All laws had to be approved by the Monarch after being approved by the parliament and the Prime Minister and a Monarch could impeach any member in the government.

George I did not have any direct children, so the government was passed through his external family through his father, Augustine Washington Sr. At the death of George I, Augustine Washington Jr. had passed away 37 years earlier, the crown was passed to George's nephew and Augustine's son, William, becoming William I, then through his son George who became George II.

The monarchy of the United States nearly faced extinction when Queen Esther, daughter of King Edward I passed away. There were no direct descendants of the Washington family, but due to a legitimacy claim, Anne, grand-daughter of Robert E. Lee was able to claim the throne because of a marriage between Eleanor, Princess of Maryland and Lawrence, Prince of Virginia, allowing a legitimate claim to be held through the Lee family, the Lee Family also held a illegitimate claim through King George I, as Queen Martha, wife of King George I, re-married into the Custis family and had a son named John, who was the father of Eleanor.

As the formal lands of the United States grew, titles had to be accommodated to members of the Washington, Custis, Lee and Madison families. Including Princes, Princesses, Earls, Dukes and Countess, along with a formed royal title by the Custis line known as Pyres, Pyres ruled outlying territories, such as the Philippines, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands along with other territories.

Washington Line

Early Monarchy (1789-1854)

George I formed the early boundaries which defined the states and territories ruled by the American Monarchy, reflected in his extended family, land purchases and wars were also significant such as the Louisiana Purchase, Mexican-American War, War of 1812 and the Washington-Onís Treaty. Upon the expanding monarchy marriages with figures approached. Notably within the Payne Family which married with the Washington and Madison families, and Queen Martha marrying the Custis Family following the death of King George I.

Kings of the United States

Name	Reign	Succession	Life Details
George I "the Revolutionary"	4 July 1789 - 14 December 1799 (10 years, 5 months and 10 days)	-	22 February 1732 - 14 December 1799 (Aged 67) American Revolutionary and Founding Father; died of Epiglottitis
William I "the Humble"	14 December 1799 - 2 October 1810 (10 years, 9 months and 18 days)	Son of Augustine Washington Jr., Nephew of George the Revolutionary	25 November 1757 - 2 October 1810 (Aged 52) American Military Captain during the Revolutionary War; died of Unknown Causes
George II "the Naive"	2 October 1810 - 17 July 1854 (43 years, 9 months and 15 days)	Son of William the Humble	20 July 1789 - 17 July 1854 (Aged 64) Military General and longest reigning male monarch of American History; died of Natural Causes

Princes & Princesses of the United States

The formal title of Prince and Princess was held for those who governed over major states such as Virginia or New York

Princes and Princesses of New York

Princes and Princesses of Maine Princes and Princesses of Carolina Princes and Princesses of Massachusetts

Princes and Princesses of Maryland

Princes & Princess of Virginia

Name	Reign	Succession	Life Details
William I "the Humble"	4 July 1789 - 14 December 1799	Son of Augustine Washington Jr., Nephew of George the Revolutionary	25 November 1757 - 2 October 1810 (Aged 52) American Military Captain during the Revolutionary War; died of Unknown Causes
George II "the Naive"	14 December 1799 - 2 October 1810	Son of William the Humble	20 July 1789 - 17 July 1854 (Aged 64) Military General and longest reigning male monarch of American History; died of Natural Causes
Lawrence, Prince of Virginia	2 October 1810 - 20 November 1839	Son of Elizabeth Washington, 2nd Cousin of William the Humble	7 February 1837 - 3 September 1892 (Aged 55) Youngest Crowned Monarch in American History at Age 16; died of Heart Disease

Princes & Princess of Virginia

Name	Reign	Succession	Life Details
William I "the Humble"	4 July 1789 - 14 December 1799	Son of Augustine Washington Jr., Nephew of George the Revolutionary	25 November 1757 - 2 October 1810 (Aged 52) American Military Captain during the Revolutionary War; died of Unknown Causes
George II "the Naive"	14 December 1799 - 2 October 1810	Son of William the Humble	20 July 1789 - 17 July 1854 (Aged 64) Military General and longest reigning male monarch of American History; died of Natural Causes
George III "the Minister"	2 October 1810 - 17 July 1854 (38 years, 1 month and 17 days)	Second Cousin Once-Removed of George the Naive, Great Grandson of Elizabeth Washington	7 February 1837 - 3 September 1892 (Aged 55) Youngest Crowned Monarch in American History at Age 16; died of Heart Disease

Later Monarchy (1854-1959)

Most branches of the Washington family had died out by the time of George II's death. The only remaining line was a maternal line from Elizabeth Washington, a younger sibling of George Washington, Edward Parke Custis Lewis was crowned King and formally changed his name to George III.

Kings & Queens of the United States

Portrait	Name	Reign	Succession	Life Details
	George III "the Minister"	17 July 1854 - 3 September 1892 (38 years, 1 month and 17 days)	Second Cousin Once-Removed of George the Naive, Great Grandson of Elizabeth Washington	7 February 1837 - 3 September 1892 (Aged 55) Youngest Crowned Monarch in American History at Age 16; died of Heart Disease
	Esther "the Last"	3 September 1892 - 21 June 1959 (66 years, 9 months and 18 days)	Daughter of Edward the Minister	17 June 1871 - 21 June 1959 (Aged 77) American Designer and last Monarch of the Washington Family; died of Natural Causes

Alternate History of the World

The Alternate History of the World is an alternate history in which Neanderthals became the dominant species over homo-sapiens and eventually homo-sapiens went extinct. The Alternate History is extended from pre-history to modern day and beyond. Including changes in language and thinking process.

Background

Neanderthals mainly went extinct due to changing climate and resource competition, as well as violence, disease and inbreeding. The extinction of Neanderthals proved an easier route for human expansion and eventually came into what we know today. But if Neanderthals became a species that hunted down homo-sapiens, Neanderthals could've outlived and made the homo-sapiens go extinct due to their superior strength, although their intellect was fairly matched with humans, they were able to create more complex tools and made hunting easier. Humans were more well adapted to warm temperatures such as the Mediterranean, North Africa and Arabia while Neanderthals were more adapted to Cold Temperatures like Siberia, China, Scandinavia and the Arctic Circle. Neanderthals had a slightly longer lifespan than humans at the time, Humans had an average lifespan of 33 years while Neanderthals had an average lifespan of 37.8 years.

Early History

Homo-Sapiens are first born in Central Ethiopia while Neanderthals are first born in Far East Russia. Homo-Sapiens are open to expanding while Neanderthals stay in their area. By the first thousand years, Homo-sapiens had made it to modern day Israel by the Nile River, Homo-Sapiens also invented the boat and travelled to the South-Eastern Yemeni Coast. Meanwhile, the Neanderthals had explored Northern Russia and parts of Alaska via the Bering Strait ice bridge. An incoming ice age occurred, at around 100,000 BC, Neanderthals face no challenge to the ice age due to their adaptation to the cold but Homo-Sapiens faced an incoming challenge on the sudden temperature drop, Homo-Sapiens faced issues expanding while the dropped temperatures made travelling easier for Neanderthals. By 70,000 BC, most of Earth had been discovered by Neanderthals and Homo-Sapiens. Homo-Sapiens controlled Australia, Polynesia, Africa, Arabia, Central and Western Central Asia, Western India and Southern Europe. Neanderthals controlled the Americas, Northern Europe, Russia and Asia. An eternal war starts between Neanderthals and Homo-Sapiens starts

World Climate

This section stores all data on the Alternate History including language, religion, demographics and others.

Religion

Religion Statistics
Religion	Followers	% of World Population
North Neanderthal Traditions	150,000	43.8%
American Neanderthal Tradition	80,950	23.7%
Asian-Homo-Tribalism	60,620	17.7%
Homo-Tribalism	50,480	14.8%

The religions of the alternate world can be fit into 4 main categories, North Neanderthal Traditions, American Neanderthal Tradition, Asian-Homo-Tribalism and Homo-Tribalism. About 150,000 people follow North Neanderthal Traditions, 80,950 people follow American Neanderthal Tradition, 60,620 follow Asian-Homo-Tribalism and 50,480 follow Homo-Tribalism.

Riskordian Napoleonic War

Part of the Wars of Riskord and Revolts against Xenvox

Date	7 December 2024-18 December 2024
Location	General, General VC, Promotion Logs, Banishment Logs
Status	French Victory

Belligerents

Commanders and leaders

Napoleon I (kmd)

First Consul Louis-Nicolas

Empress Joséphine

Platonicab

Mocapp

Consul Jean Lannes

Consul Ferdinand

Consul Louis-Alexandre Berthier

Alex Lannue

Battelfield Gui, General

Frederick VI of Denmark

Queen Victoria

Arthur Wellesley

Walpole

Xenvox

"Napoleon" the Pretender (ferris)

Maximillian Robespierre

Yassin

The Riskordian Napoleonic War is a war that is currently being fought between French Napoleonic Supporters, British Adherents and Supporters of the French Pretendist Coalition since the 7th of December, 2024. In the timespan of a couple hours, multiple people and nations have been acclaimed to join sides of the war.

The war began as a result of an impostorial Napoleon came into contact with the then, General Napoleon, a skirmish occurred in which one claimed to be the real Napoleon.

Background

*All time in GMT Time

At 11:21 am, PublicistRealNinja became Queen Victoria of Britain in response to a challenge from Lipton. In which checking roles she came upon Two Napoleons, General Napoleon (kmd) and Napoleon Bonaparte (ferris). Each proclaimed to be the real Napoleon. Jollyab challenges the authority of General Napoleon because he wasn’t a director. General Napoleon attacked Maximilian Robespierre. Mocapp proclaimed he would role a die to decide who was the true Napoleon, he claimed that the “Blue” Napoleon was the true Napoleon despite both being blue. Each both rolled a die separately, Napoleon Bonaparte rolled a 14/20 while General Napoleon rolled a 16/20, Napoleon Bonaparte claimed that it was faked and refused to claim it was a legitimate role and claimed himself to be the true Napoleon without denouncing the other

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Risk Revolutionary Group

Risk Revolutionary Wars

Date	Jan 6 2025-Ongoing
Location	Riskord, Risk Revolutionary Group, Somalia, North Korea, Australia, Premier League

Groups

Pro Ferris-Xenvox Dictatorship

Libertarians

Lord’s Resistance Army

Hell's Kitchen

Chelsea

Zimbabwe

Census Tsariate

Anti Ferris-Xenvox Dictatorship

Queensland (until 11:37pm, Jan 14)

Eastern Canada

Queensland (after 11:37pm, Jan 14)

Risk Monarchists:

Poland

Western Canada

Tweakbob Resistance

QPR

Commanders and leaders

First Consul Louis-Nicholas (filostraya)

Idahoan Nationalist (stevelacyenjoyer1)

Kim Jong Un

Pol Pot

Xenvox

frankieiscute23010 (hellomen123)

FreeAviators

AmericanJuche

Korsen

Risks #1 Jolly Racist (justwendigo.)

Orel Puppington

Bogina the Racist

Gordon Ramsay

Archer

MrPancake | Census Czar 🥞

Unrecognizability

Selachiana Daciana (lorins_stuff) (after 4:36pm, Jan 15)

Squid

Macaroni_master4

Disszcko (until 11:37pm, Jan 14)

ChoncoTaco

Eardward

Nuunuum

olebentbent (#1 RACIST DANE)

LLLLLjfyui (amirali_sahand12)

Nyat (real_nyatasha)

Selachiana Daciana (lorins_stuff) (until 4:36pm, Jan 15)

Player 100

HadrianEmperorThe1st (had16)

Salemology

Kai Havertz

Mengistu Haile Mariam

Noorullah

Disszcko (after 11:37pm, Jan 14)

.bibibuzina

bruhtobi10 (jerrythestickman)

SandFishLord

The Winner Takes it All (roasc)

404Winter

Brahhho-0

The Risk Revolutionary Wars (Risk Revolutionary Group is the organization name) is a series of revolutionary wars in Riskord and Risk Universalis. Started by First Consul Louis-Nicholas (filostraya) war was declared on the 6th of January 2025 when the Risk Revolutionary Group Server was created.D

History

On the 13th of January, 2025, the server was furbished and set up for any further actions. On the 14th of January, Kim Jong Un was recruited onto the Risk Revolutionary side and gained support from Risk Members and a joining of forces with Kampuchea and Pol Pot. At sight, 5 hours after the recruitments Noorullah claimed a 3rd party Taliban Afghanistan as well as 2 forces joining the Risk Revolutionaries; frankieiscute23010 (hellomen123) and FreeAviators. At 11:37 pm, Disszcko and consequently Queensland, switched over to Noorullah's side after learning about a Dane and 2 Romanians being on the side of the anti-revolutionaries. On Jan 15, SandFishLord declared a new front called the deepstate. At 12:00 pm, the Tweakbob Resistance was declared, a response from Gordon Ramsay had him put on the Risk Revolutionary side along with his favourite club, Chelsea FC. Kim Jong Un declared Arsenal FC a part of the anti-revolutionaries calling Kai Havertz a cheating scum. Other London clubs joined other sides in the process. The Census Tsariate and Zimbabwe joined at 1:30 in support of the Revolutionaries.

^ by (11 December 2020). "Alexander Hamilton's Vision of an American Monarchy | Compass Journal". compassjournal.org. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

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World War III

World War Three (AKA. The Hyperwar)

Part of World Wars

Photo of a Parolinium Nuclear Bomb, created by the Californian Republic

Date	(M.S.) 15 April 2086 - 27 December 2447 (N.S.) 18 Palember 2053 - 24 Christember 2414
Location	International; All Land and Oceans, Mars and other extraterrestrial areas. Starting Location: 25°00′N 121°30′E / 25°N 121.5°E / 25; 121.5
Result	Allied Victory
Territorial changes	North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Oceania, Oceans, Mars, Space

Belligerents

Taiwan

South Korea

Japan

Hong Kong

Macau

Tibet

Mongolia

India

Nepal

Bhutan

Californian Republic

Republic of Russia

Israel

Syria

China

Communist Mongolia

Uzbekistan

Russia

Iran

Afghanistan

Sudan

Sri Lanka

Belarus

FBI

Hamas

NATO

European Union

Union State

CIS

Eris

Naming Convention War

Part of Riskord Wars

Date	30th March 2025
Location	Riskord, World Conquest, Rise Of Nations, Australiakord, DMs
Result	unyun 🧅 Victory

Belligerents

unyun 🧅
tamato 🍅
sulsuh 🌶️
cebola 🧅

shallot 🧅
fortnut🥜
WC Members
Ornangle🍊

pikal 🥒
körn🌽

🥬 Spanich
tamal
boruto 🌯

Feesh🐟(1st Naming Convention War)
banan🍌
🥖 bed (4th Naming Convention War)

Sanduranium

Kan(Ye)

shmigglesjbj

Average New Englander (Before the 4th Naming Conventions War) x

FreeAviators

Zillismm †
Viakiun †

Average New Englander (After the 4th Naming Conventions War) †

.volinger †
trbbstt †

"60% Air, 20% Chips" 🗣🔥 †

mycontrollerstinks78 † (1st Naming Convention War)
Noul †
Doctor Windy †
Toilet Obilterater (4th Naming Convention War) †

Risks #1 Morocco Larper

Sam Mclaird

GenVic †
Conquest †
ray †
williiic †

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[ESPN_2017-4] Carlise, Jeff (10 April 2017). "U.S., neighbors launch 2026 World Cup bid". ESPN. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017.

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Voted for Moroccan bid	Morocco
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v t e 2026 FIFA World Cup
Stages	Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Group I Group J Group K Group L Knockout stage Final
General information	Qualification Bids United Morocco Broadcasting rights Stadiums

v t e 2026 FIFA World Cup stadiums
Canada	BMO Field (Toronto) BC Place (Vancouver)
Mexico	Estadio Akron (Guadalajara) Estadio Azteca (Mexico City) Estadio BBVA (Monterrey)
United States	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta) Gillette Stadium (Boston) AT&T Stadium (Dallas) NRG Stadium (Houston) Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City) SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles) Hard Rock Stadium (Miami) MetLife Stadium (New York/New Jersey) Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia) Levi's Stadium (San Francisco Bay Area) Lumen Field (Seattle)

v t e FIFA World Cup
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Tournaments	Uruguay 1930 Italy 1934 France 1938 Brazil 1950 Switzerland 1954 Sweden 1958 Chile 1962 England 1966 Mexico 1970 West Germany 1974 Argentina 1978 Spain 1982 Mexico 1986 Italy 1990 United States 1994 France 1998 South Korea / Japan 2002 Germany 2006 South Africa 2010 Brazil 2014 Russia 2018 Qatar 2022 Canada / Mexico / United States 2026 Morocco / Portugal / Spain 2030¹ Saudi Arabia 2034
Qualification	1930² 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Finals	1930 1934 1938 1950³ 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Squads	1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
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Team appearances	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA
Other records	Overall records and statistics Player records winners top appearances red cards Goalscorer records top finals hat-tricks own goals Manager records winners all appearances Match records opening penalty shoot-outs
Miscellaneous	Awards Balls Controversies Economics Fan Festival Films History Mascots Music Notable matches nicknamed qualifying Referees Stadiums finals Trophy Video games World Champions Cup
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