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There will be 48 teams in the 2026 World Cup, and travel distances will vary depending on group location and knockout paths.
While FIFA has split some group stage matches regionally to limit coast-to-coast travel, going deeper into the knockout rounds is likely to generate travel distances exceeding 12,000 miles for some fan bases.
The brunt of group stage travel will fall on the UEFA Group B qualifiers, which could be Wales or Northern Ireland. Fans who travel to all three conference games — in Toronto, Inglewood and Seattle — face traveling more than 3,140 miles.
When return flights from the competing country, South Africa are included Fans face the biggest travel burden – both in the group stage and on an unlikely trip to the final:
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Group stage – At least 21,090 miles
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Win the group and reach the final – At least 22,764 miles
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Road to runner-up, reaching the final – At least 26,834 miles
Emissions associated with these flights amount to 4.7 tons of CO2 per fan in the group stage, rising to up to 5.9 tons of CO2 per fan in the group runner-up scenario.
The average CO2 emissions expected in South Africa for a full year is 5.8 tons of CO2, according to the International Energy Agency.
The ranked team with the greatest expected travel burden for fans is Germany:
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Group win and final – at least 17,935 miles (3.2 tonnes CO2e)
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Runner-up route, finalist – at least 19,770 miles (3.5 tons of CO2e)
At the other end of the scale, mass travel distance in France – excluding international flights – is estimated at just 370 miles. Train travel is possible between two host cities.
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