4 teams will have a historic debut in the FIFA World Cup, playing with Messi-Ronaldo will open the lock of luck.

Four teams will make their debut in FIFA World Cup 2026: The FIFA World Cup 2026 is going to start from June 11 and this time the tournament will be historic in many ways. For the first time, 48 teams will participate in this World Cup to be jointly hosted by America, Canada and Mexico. A total of 104 matches will be played in the competition. The special thing is that this time four such national teams will also be a part of the World Cup, which had never stepped on the biggest stage of football before. The excitement of the tournament has increased further with the inclusion of these teams.

These four teams will debut for the first time

The four teams playing the Football World Cup for the first time are Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan. Cape Verde was awarded Group ‘H’ Has been placed in. This group includes 2010 champion Spain, 1930 and 1950 winners Uruguay and Saudi Arabia. Curacao is in Group ‘E’ at the World Cup. Is part of. The biggest team in this group is Germany, which has been champion in 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014. Apart from this, Ecuador and Ivory Coast are also included in this group.

Jordan ‘J’ in group

Jordan was assigned to Group ‘J’ Has been placed in. The biggest team in this group is Argentina, which has won the title in 1978, 1986 and 2022. Austria and Algeria are also part of this group. This could possibly be the last World Cup for Argentinian legend Lionel Messi. Therefore, this could be the last chance for the players of all the teams of the group to play with Messi.

‘K’ Uzbekistan in group

Uzbekistan Group ‘K’ Is in. This group includes Colombia, Portugal and Congo. The biggest team of this group is Portugal. Veteran footballer Cristiano Ronaldo’s team Portugal is preparing to win its first World Cup. This is probably the last World Cup for 41-year-old Ronaldo. Therefore, this could be the last chance for the players of all the teams of the group to play with Ronaldo.

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Qatar was the host of the FIFA World Cup 2022. As host, Qatar got the opportunity to play the World Cup last time. In the upcoming World Cup, Qatar will play on its own potential for the first time. Qatar has qualified for the World Cup. Qatar has been placed in Group B. Qatar is in this group along with Switzerland, Canada, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. All 48 teams are divided into 12 groups. The two best teams from each group and the eight best third placed teams will qualify for the knockout stage.

With IANS inputs