FIFA has introduced a new format for pre-match ceremonies that will mark the 2026 World Cup.
Instead of the traditional parade in front of the central football stand, the referees are elected near the central stake. At the hour of the national anthems, the great fires of the national teams will be fired up on the other half of the field to take part in the match.
Due to the new format, the fate of all football players included before the application for the group will be. The bills of the central stake will not be removed from the gravel of the starting warehouses, but also by all the reserves.
FIFA clarifies that the new policy will make the ceremony more visible and accessible to patients in all sectors of the stadium. Once the participants are in the center of the field, the pre-match action will be clearly visible regardless of the place in the arena.