Mangaphi amaqela kwiNdebe yeHlabathi ka-2026

I-Azteca stadium yaseMexico City iza kusingatha umdlalo wokuvula nge-11 kaJuni 2026, xa iMexico iba lilizwe lokuqala ukusingatha iNdebe yeHlabathi okwesithathu, kwaye umdlalo wokugqibela uza kuqala nge-19 kaJulayi kwiMetropolitan Stadium yaseNew York eMelika, itsho njalo iReuters.
Ukwandiswa kweqela eliza kudlala kwiNdebe yeHlabathi ka-2026 ukusuka kuma-32 ukuya kuma-48 kuthetha ukuba imidlalo engama-24 iya kongezwa kubungakanani betumente yokuqala, i-AFP itshilo. Izixeko ezilishumi elinesithandathu eMelika, eKhanada naseMexico ziya kusingatha imidlalo eli-104. Kwezi, izixeko ezili-11 eMelika (iLos Angeles, eNew York, eDallas, eKansas City, eHouston, eMiami, eAtlanta, ePhiladelphia, eSeattle, eSan Francisco, eBoston) ziya kusingatha imidlalo engama-52 yamaqela kunye nemidlalo engama-26 yokugoba, izixeko ezibini eCanada (eVancouver, eToronto) ziya kudlala imidlalo eli-10 yamaqela kunye nemidlalo emithathu yokugoba, kwaye amabala emidlalo amathathu eMexico (eMexico City, eMonterrey, eGuadalajara) aya kudlala imidlalo eli-10 yamaqela kunye nemidlalo emithathu yokugoba.

Indlu yokudlala yebhola ekhatywayo yabantwana yebhola ekhatywayo

I-BBC ithi ishedyuli yeNdebe yeHlabathi ka-2026 iza kuqhubeka iintsuku ezingama-39 ezirekhodiweyo. Njengenkundla eyayiza kusingatha iiNdebe zeHlabathi ezimbini ngo-1970 nango-1986, i-Azteca Stadium yaseMexico inomthamo wabantu abangama-83,000, kwaye le nkundla ikwabone imbali, umgadli wase-Argentina uDiego Maradona kwikota yokugqibela yeNdebe yeHlabathi ka-1986 wadlala “isandla sikaThixo”, nto leyo ekugqibeleni yanceda iqela ukuba loyise iNgilane ngo-2:1.
I-United States yayibambe iNdebe yeHlabathi ngo-1994, indawo yokugqibela yeNew York Metropolitan Stadium yi-AmericanIbhola ekhatywayoI-League (NFL) IiNew York Giants kunye neNew York Jets zabelana ngebala lasekhaya, ibala lemidlalo linokwamkela abalandeli abangama-82,000, yayililinye lamabala eNdebe yeHlabathi ka-1994, kodwa labamba nomdlalo wokugqibela weNdebe yeMelika yeMinyaka Elikhulu ka-2016.
ICanada iza kusingatha iNdebe yeHlabathi okokuqala, umdlalo wayo wokuqala uza kuba nge-12 kaJuni eToronto. Ukususela kwikota yokugqibela, ishedyuli yeNdebe yeHlabathi ye-US-Canada-Mexico iza kudlalwa eMelika, kunye nemidlalo yekota yokugqibela eLos Angeles, eKansas City, eMiami naseBoston, kunye nemidlalo emibini yekota yokugqibela eDallas naseAtlanta. Kuyo, iDallas iza kusingatha imidlalo elithoba erekhodiweyo ngexesha leNdebe yeHlabathi.
Amaqela afikelela kwikota yokugqibela anokujongana nohambo olude. Umgama omfutshane phakathi kweendawo zekota yokugqibela kunye ne-semi-fainali usuka eKansas City ukuya eDallas, ungaphezulu kweekhilomitha ezingama-800. Owona mde usuka eLos Angeles ukuya eAtlanta, umgama ophantse ube ziikhilomitha ezingama-3,600. I-FIFA ithe isicwangciso seshedyuli senziwe ngokubonisana nabachaphazelekayo, kuquka abaqeqeshi beqela lesizwe kunye nabalawuli bezobugcisa.

Izixhobo zebala lebhola ekhatywayo zeLDK ezingaphezulu

Amaqela angamashumi amane anesihlanu kwangama-48 kuya kufuneka afanelekele imidlalo yokulinganisa, kwaye amashumi amathathu aseleyo aya kumaqela amathathu aza kusingatha imidlalo. Kulindeleke ukuba kudlalwe imidlalo eli-104 iyonke kulo lonke iNdebe yeHlabathi, ekulindeleke ukuba ithathe ubuncinane iintsuku ezingama-35. Phantsi kwenkqubo entsha, kuya kubakho iindawo ezisibhozo zase-Asia, ezisithoba zase-Afrika, ezithandathu zaseMntla naseMbindini Melika naseCaribbean, ezili-16 zaseYurophu, ezithandathu zaseMzantsi Melika kunye nenye yase-Oceania. Umgcini-midlalo uyaqhubeka nokufaneleka ngokuzenzekelayo, kodwa uya kuthatha indawo enye yokufaneleka ngqo kwelo lizwekazi.
Phantsi kwenkqubo entsha, kuza kubakho iindawo ezisibhozo e-Asia, ezisithoba e-Afrika, ezithandathu eMntla naseMbindini Melika naseCaribbean, ezili-16 eYurophu, ezithandathu eMzantsi Melika kunye nenye e-Oceania. Umgcini-ndawo uyaqhubeka nokuphumelela ngokuzenzekelayo, kodwa uza kuthatha indawo enye yokufaneleka ngqo kwelo lizwekazi.
Iindawo zeNdebe yeHlabathi kwilizwekazi ngalinye zezi zilandelayo:
I-Asia: 8 (+4 iindawo)
Afrika: 9 (+4 iindawo)
I-North and Central America kunye neCaribbean: 6 (+3 iindawo)
IYurophu: 16 (+3 iindawo)
UMzantsi Melika: 6 (+2 iindawo)
I-Oceania: 1 (+1 indawo)
Amaqela angama-48 aqikelelweyo aza kwahlulwa abe ngamaqela ali-16 kwinqanaba leqela, iqela ngalinye linamaqela amathathu, amaqela amabini okuqala aneziphumo ezingcono angaba phakathi kwama-32 aphezulu, indlela yokwenyani yokunyuselwa isafuneka ilinde iFIFA ukuba ixoxe ize ibhengezwe ngokuthe ngqo.
Ngokweengxelo zeendaba zamanye amazwe, iFIFA isenokuyiqwalasela kwakhona inkqubo yetumente, usihlalo u-Infantino uthe iNdebe yeHlabathi ka-2022 ngendlela yamaqela ama-4 kunye nomdlalo weqela elinye, yimpumelelo enkulu. Uthe: “INdebe yeHlabathi ka-2022 iyaqhubeka nokudlala ngendlela yamaqela ama-4 ahlulwe abe liqela elinye, ilungile kakhulu, kude kube ngumzuzu wokugqibela womdlalo wokugqibela, awazi ukuba leliphi iqela elinokudlulela phambili. Siza kuphinda sijonge kwakhona kwaye siqwalasele kwakhona indlela eza kusetyenziswa ngayo itumente elandelayo, into ekufuneka ixoxwe yiFIFA kwintlanganiso yayo elandelayo.” Ukwancome iQatar ngokusingatha iNdebe yeHlabathi nangona ubhubhane wawukho, kwaye itumente yayinomdla kakhulu kangangokuba yatsala abalandeli abazizigidi eziyi-3.27, waza waqhubeka wathi, “Ndingathanda ukubulela wonke umntu obe nenxaxheba ekwenzeni iNdebe yeHlabathi ihambe kakuhle eQatar, kunye nabo bonke abazithandelayo kunye nabantu abenze le Ndebe yeHlabathi yaba yeyona ibalaseleyo. Akuzange kubekho zingozi, umoya wawumhle, kwaye ibhola ekhatywayo ibe sisiganeko sehlabathi. Lo nyaka yayilixesha lokuqala iqela laseAfrika (iMorocco) likwazile ukufikelela kwikota yokugqibela, kwaye yayilixesha lokuqala apho umpempe obhinqileyo ekwazile ukunyanzelisa umthetho kwiNdebe yeHlabathi, ngoko ke yaba yimpumelelo enkulu.”