Mangaki amaqembu eNdebeni Yomhlaba ka-2026

Inkundla yezemidlalo i-Azteca yaseMexico City izosingatha umdlalo wokuqala mhla ziyi-11 kuNhlangulana 2026, lapho iMexico iba yizwe lokuqala ukusingatha iNdebe yoMhlaba okwesithathu, kanti owokugcina uzoqala mhla ziyi-19 kuNtulikazi eMetropolitan Stadium eNew York e-United States, kusho iReuters.
Ukwandiswa kokubamba iqhaza kweNdebe Yomhlaba ka-2026 kusuka kumaqembu angu-32 kuya kwangu-48 kusho ukuthi kuzongezwa imidlalo engu-24 kusayizi womqhudelwano wokuqala, kusho i-AFP. Amadolobha ayishumi nesithupha e-United States, eCanada naseMexico azosingatha imidlalo engu-104. Kulawa, amadolobha ayi-11 e-US (iLos Angeles, eNew York, eDallas, eKansas City, eHouston, eMiami, e-Atlanta, ePhiladelphia, eSeattle, eSan Francisco, eBoston) azosingatha imidlalo yamaqembu engu-52 kanye nemidlalo engu-26 yokukhipha, amadolobha amabili eCanada (iVancouver, eToronto) azosingatha imidlalo yamaqembu eyi-10 kanye nemidlalo emithathu yokukhipha, kanye nezinkundla ezintathu eMexico (iMexico City, eMonterrey, eGuadalajara) zizodlala imidlalo yamaqembu eyi-10 kanye nemidlalo emithathu yokukhipha.

Ikheji lebhola lebhola lezinyawo lezingane lenkundla yokudlala

I-BBC ithi uhlelo lweNdebe Yomhlaba ka-2026 luzoqhubeka izinsuku ezingu-39 eziqopha umlando. Njengoba yayisingatha amaNdebe Omhlaba amabili ngo-1970 nango-1986, i-Azteca Stadium yaseMexico inendawo yokuhlala abantu abangu-83,000, futhi le nkundla nayo ibone umlando, umgadli wase-Argentina uDiego Maradona kuma-quarter-final eNdebe Yomhlaba ka-1986 wadlala “isandla sikaNkulunkulu”, okwagcina kusize iqembu ukuthi linqobe iNgilandi ngo-2:1.
I-United States yayibambe iNdebe Yomhlaba ngo-1994, indawo yokugcina yeNew York Metropolitan Stadium yi-AmericanIbhola lezinyawoI-League (NFL) I-New York Giants kanye ne-New York Jets babelana ngenkundla yasekhaya, inkundla ingamukela abalandeli abangu-82,000, yayingenye yezinkundla zeNdebe Yomhlaba ka-1994, kodwa futhi yabamba umdlalo wokugcina we-“Minyaka Eyikhulu YeNdebe YaseMelika” ka-2016.
ICanada izosingatha iNdebe Yomhlaba okokuqala, kanti umdlalo wayo wokuqala uzoba ngoJuni 12 eToronto. Kusukela kuma-quarterfinal, uhlelo lweNdebe Yomhlaba ye-US-Canada-Mexico luzodlalelwa e-US, kanye nemidlalo yama-quarterfinal eLos Angeles, eKansas City, eMiami naseBoston, kanye nemidlalo emibili yama-semifinal eDallas nase-Atlanta. Kuleyo, iDallas izosingatha imidlalo eyisishiyagalolunye eqopha umlando ngesikhathi seNdebe Yomhlaba.
Amaqembu afinyelela kuma-quarterfinal angabhekana nohambo olude. Ibanga elifushane kakhulu phakathi kwezindawo zama-quarterfinal kanye nezama-semifinal lisuka eKansas City liya eDallas, amakhilomitha angaphezu kuka-800. Elide kunawo wonke lisuka eLos Angeles liya e-Atlanta, ibanga elicishe libe amakhilomitha angu-3,600. I-FIFA ithe uhlelo lwesimiso lwakhiwe ngokubonisana nababambiqhaza, okuhlanganisa abaqeqeshi bamaqembu esizwe kanye nabaqondisi bezobuchwepheshe.

Imishini eminingi yenkundla yebhola lezinyawo ye-LDK

Amaqembu angamashumi amane nanhlanu kwangu-48 kuzodingeka afanelekele imidlalo yama-play-off, kanti izindawo ezintathu ezisele ziya emazweni amathathu azoba yingxenye yeNdebe Yomhlaba. Kulindeleke ukuthi imidlalo engu-104 idlalwe kulo lonke iNdebe Yomhlaba, okulindeleke ukuthi ithathe okungenani izinsuku ezingu-35. Ngaphansi kohlelo olusha, kuzoba nezindawo eziyisishiyagalombili zase-Asia, eziyisishiyagalolunye zase-Afrika, eziyisithupha zase-North and Central America kanye naseCaribbean, ezingu-16 zase-Europe, eziyisithupha zase-South America kanye neyodwa yase-Oceania. Umphathi uyaqhubeka nokufanelekela ngokuzenzakalelayo, kodwa uzothatha indawo eyodwa eqondile yokufanelekela lelo zwekazi.
Ngaphansi kohlelo olusha, kuzoba nezindawo eziyisishiyagalombili e-Asia, eziyisishiyagalolunye e-Afrika, eziyisithupha eNyakatho Melika Ephakathi kanye naseCaribbean, eziyi-16 eYurophu, eziyisithupha eNingizimu Melika kanye neyodwa e-Oceania. Umphathi uyaqhubeka nokufaneleka ngokuzenzakalelayo, kodwa uzothatha indawo eyodwa eqondile yokufaneleka kulelo zwekazi.
Izindawo zeNdebe Yomhlaba zezwekazi ngalinye zimi kanje:
I-Asia: 8 (izindawo +4)
I-Afrika: 9 (+4 izindawo)
INyakatho neMelika Ephakathi kanye neCaribbean: 6 (izindawo +3)
IYurophu: 16 (+3 izindawo)
INingizimu Melika: 6 (+2 izindawo)
I-Oceania: 1 (+1 indawo)
Amaqembu angu-48 abikezelwe azohlukaniswa ngamaqembu angu-16 esigabeni samaqembu, iqembu ngalinye elinamaqembu amathathu, amaqembu amabili okuqala anemiphumela engcono angaba phakathi kwama-32 aphezulu, indlela yangempela yokukhushulwa kusadingeka ilinde i-FIFA ukuthi ixoxe bese imenyezelwa ngokuqondile.
Ngokusho kwemibiko yabezindaba zakwamanye amazwe, i-FIFA ingase icabange kabusha ngohlelo lomqhudelwano, usihlalo u-Infantino uthe iNdebe Yomhlaba ka-2022 ngesimo somdlalo wamaqembu ama-4 nomdlalo weqembu elilodwa, impumelelo enkulu. Uthe: “INdebe Yomhlaba ka-2022 iyaqhubeka nokudlala ngesimo samaqembu ama-4 ahlukaniswe ngeqembu elilodwa, kuhle kakhulu, kuze kube ngumzuzu wokugcina womdlalo wokugcina, awazi ukuthi yiliphi iqembu elingadlulela phambili. Sizophinde sibuke futhi sicabange kabusha ngefomethi yomqhudelwano olandelayo, into i-FIFA okudingeka ixoxe ngayo emhlanganweni wayo olandelayo.” Uphinde wancoma iQatar ngokusingatha iNdebe Yomhlaba naphezu kobhubhane, futhi umqhudelwano wawujabulisa kakhulu kangangokuthi waheha abalandeli abayizigidi ezingu-3.27, waqhubeka wathi, “Ngingathanda ukubonga wonke umuntu oye waba nengxenye ekwenzeni iNdebe Yomhlaba ihambe kahle eQatar, kanye nabo bonke abazithandelayo nabantu abenze lokhu kwaba yiNdebe Yomhlaba engcono kakhulu. Azikho izingozi, isimo sasisihle, futhi ibhola lezinyawo seliphenduke umcimbi womhlaba wonke. Lo nyaka bekungokokuqala iqembu lase-Afrika (iMorocco) likwazile ukufika kuma-quarterfinal, futhi okokuqala ngqa ukuthi umpempe wesifazane akwazi ukuphoqelela umthetho kwiNdebe Yomhlaba, ngakho kwaba yimpumelelo enkulu.”