Anarchist World Cup/2026 idea 1: Difference between revisions

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Let's say that collective liberation was finally achieved beginning in 2024, right before the five continental tournaments of the year (no correlation to the 2026 World Cup) and around two years before the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A field of 96 national teams from the tournaments has been replaced with a field of 272 clubs. Of those, 98 are automatic qualifiers, being the champions of their respective nations. The 170 others have been given at-large berths thanks to their outstanding performances. This qualification process is a lot like the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Teams

Europe will have 104 teams, the most of any continent.

AFC (25 automatic, 30 at-large)

Central Coast Mariners (automatic)
Al-Khaldiya (automatic)
Shanghai Port (automatic)
Lee Man (automatic)
Mohun Bagan (automatic)
Persib (automatic)
Persepolis (automatic)
Al-Shorta (automatic)
Vissel Kobe (automatic)
Al-Hussein (automatic)
Abdysh-Ata Kant (automatic)
Nejmeh (automatic)
Johor Darul Ta'zim (automatic)
Al-Seeb Club (automatic)
Jabal Al-Mukaber (automatic)
Khadamat Rafah (automatic)
Al Sadd (automatic)
Al Hilal (automatic)
Ulsan HD FC (automatic)
Al-Fotuwa SC (automatic)
Istiklol (automatic)
Buriram United (automatic)
Al Wasl (automatic)
Pakhtakor (automatic)
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh (automatic)

Al-Ain (at-large)
Al Nassr (at-large)
Al-Ahli (at-large)
Al-Rayyan (at-large)
Esteghlal (at-large)
Kawasaki Frontale (at-large)
Yokohama F. Marinos (at-large)
Pohang Steelers (at-large)
Gwangju FC (at-large)
Shanghai Shenhua (at-large)
Al-Gharafa (at-large)
Sepahan (at-large)
Shabab Al-Ahli (at-large)
Bangkok United (at-large)
Shandong Taishan (at-large)
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CAF (24 automatic, 28 at-large)

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CONCACAF (7 automatic, 12 at-large)

Forge FC (automatic)
Vancouver Whitecaps (automatic)
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Columbus Crew (automatic)

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CONMEBOL (10 automatic, 18 at-large)

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OFC (8 automatic, 2 at-large)

Lautoka (automatic)
AS Magenta (automatic)
Auckland City (automatic)
Auckland FC (at-large)
Wellington Phoenix (at-large)
Hekari United (automatic)
Vaipuna (automatic)
Central Coast (automatic)
AS Pirae (automatic)
Ifra Black Bird (automatic)

UEFA (24 automatic, 80 at-large)

Egnatia (automatic)
SK Sturm Graz (automatic)
Club Brugge (automatic)
GNK Dinamo Zagreb (automatic)
AC Sparta Praha (automatic)
FC Midtjylland (automatic)
Manchester City (automatic)
Paris Saint-Germain (automatic)
Dinamo Batumi (automatic)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (automatic)
Ferencvárosi TC (automatic)
Internazionale (automatic)
PSV (automatic)
Jagiellonia Białystok (automatic)
Sporting (automatic)
FCSB (automatic)
Celtic (automatic)
Crvena zvezda (automatic)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (automatic)
NK Celje (automatic)
Real Madrid (automatic)
BSC Young Boys (automatic)
Galatasaray (automatic)
Shakhtar (automatic)

Liverpool (at-large)
Barcelona (at-large)
Arsenal (at-large)
Atlético de Madrid (at-large)
LOSC Lille (at-large)
Aston Villa (at-large)
Atalanta (at-large)
Borussia Dortmund (at-large)
FC Bayern (at-large)
AC Milan (at-large)
Benfica (at-large)
AS Monaco FC (at-large)
Stade brestois 29 (at-large)
Feyenoord (automatic)
Juventus (at-large)
VfB Stuttgart (at-large)
Bologna (at-large)
RB Leipzig (at-large)
Girona (at-large)
Red Bull Salzburg (at-large)
Lazio (at-large)
Manchester United (at-large)
Athletic Club (at-large)
Eintracht Frankfurt (at-large)
Olympique Lyonnais (at-large)
Olympiacos (at-large)
FK Bodø/Glimt (at-large)
RSC Anderlecht (at-large)
Ajax (at-large)
Real Sociedad (at-large)
Tottenham Hotspur (at-large)
Roma (at-large)
FC Viktoria Plzeň (at-large)
FC Porto (at-large)
AZ (at-large)
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Draw

Playoffs

Group stage

Round of 256

Round of 128

Round of 64

Knockout stage

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

The Final Four will play their semifinal games abroad (unless one of the teams is from Madrid). The winners of each semifinal will go to Wembley for the final, while the losers too will go to London to play their bronze medal game at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.

Team 1	TBD	Team 2

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid

Team 1	TBD	Team 2

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

3rd place

Team 1	TBD	Team 2

Emirates Stadium, London

Final

The final was moved from the car-centric MetLife Stadium in New Jersey across the pond to the more walkable Wembley Stadium in London.

Team 1	TBD	Team 2

Wembley Stadium, London

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+'''AFC''' (25 automatic, 30 at-large)
 * {{flag|Flag of Australia (converted).svg}} Central Coast Mariners (automatic)
 * {{flag|Flag of Bahrain.svg}} Al-Khaldiya (automatic)
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 * {{flag|Flag of Vietnam.svg}} Thep Xanh Nam Dinh (automatic)
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+# {{flag|Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg}} Al-Ain (at-large)
-# TBD
+# {{flag|Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg}} Al Nassr (at-large)
-# TBD
+# {{flag|Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg}} Al-Ahli (at-large)
-# TBD
+# {{flag|Flag of Qatar.svg}} Al-Rayyan (at-large)
-# TBD
+# {{flag|Flag of Iran.svg}} Esteghlal (at-large)
-# TBD
+# {{flag|Flag of Japan.svg}} Kawasaki Frontale (at-large)
-# TBD
+# {{flag|Flag of Japan.svg}} Yokohama F. Marinos (at-large)
-# TBD
+# {{flag|Flag of South Korea.svg}} Pohang Steelers (at-large)
-# TBD
+# {{flag|Flag of South Korea.svg}} Gwangju FC (at-large)
-# TBD
+# {{flag|Flag of China.svg}} Shanghai Shenhua (at-large)
+# {{flag|Flag of Qatar.svg}} Al-Gharafa (at-large)
+# {{flag|Flag of Iran.svg}} Sepahan (at-large)
+# {{flag|Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg}} Shabab Al-Ahli (at-large)
+# {{flag|Flag of Thailand.svg}} Bangkok United (at-large)
+# {{flag|Flag of China.svg}} Shandong Taishan (at-large)
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-'''CAF''' (24 automatic, 25 at-large)
+'''CAF''' (24 automatic, 28 at-large)
 * {{flag|Flag of Algeria.svg}} (automatic)
 * {{flag|Flag of Angola.svg}} (automatic)
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 * {{flag|Flag of Zimbabwe.svg}} (automatic)
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-'''CONCACAF''' (7 automatic, 11 at-large)
+'''CONCACAF''' (7 automatic, 12 at-large)
 * {{flag|Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg}} Forge FC (automatic)
 * {{flag|Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg}} Vancouver Whitecaps (automatic)
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 * {{flag|Flag of the United States.svg}} Columbus Crew (automatic)
+# TBD
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-'''CONMEBOL''' (10 automatic, 16 at-large)
+'''CONMEBOL''' (10 automatic, 18 at-large)
 * {{flag|Flag of Argentina.svg}} (automatic)
 * {{flag|Flag of Bolivia.svg}} (automatic)
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 * {{flag|Flag of Venezuela.svg}} (automatic)
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 '''OFC''' (8 automatic, 2 at-large)
-* {{flag|Flag of Fiji.svg}} (automatic)
+* {{flag|Flag of Fiji.svg}} Lautoka (automatic)
-* {{flag|Flag of FLNKS.svg}} (automatic)
+* {{flag|Flag of FLNKS.svg}} AS Magenta (automatic)
-* {{flag|Flag of New Zealand.svg}} (automatic)
+* {{flag|Flag of New Zealand.svg}} Auckland City (automatic)
-* {{flag|Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg}} (automatic)
+* {{flag|Flag of New Zealand.svg}} Auckland FC (at-large)
-* {{flag|Flag of Samoa.svg}} (automatic)
+* {{flag|Flag of New Zealand.svg}} Wellington Phoenix (at-large)
-* {{flag|Flag of Solomon Islands.svg}} (automatic)
+* {{flag|Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg}} Hekari United (automatic)
-* {{flag|Flag of French Polynesia.svg}} (automatic)
+* {{flag|Flag of Samoa.svg}} Vaipuna (automatic)
-* {{flag|Flag of Vanuatu.svg}} (automatic)
+* {{flag|Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg}} Central Coast (automatic)
+* {{flag|Flag of French Polynesia.svg}} AS Pirae (automatic)
-# {{flag|Flag of New Zealand.svg}} Wellington Phoenix (at-large)
+* {{flag|Flag of Vanuatu.svg}} Ifra Black Bird (automatic)
-# {{flag|Flag of New Zealand.svg}} Auckland FC (at-large)
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 '''UEFA''' (24 automatic, 80 at-large)