Ƙungiyar Nazarin Fasaha ta FIFA (TSG) ta fitar da hukuncinta a kan matakin ƙungiyoyi na FIFA World Cup 2026: gasar da aka faɗaɗa zuwa ƙungiyoyi 48 ta kawo gasa mai tsanani, adadin kwallayen da ya karya tarihi, da kuma hujja mai ƙarfi cewa raguwar tazara tsakanin kasashe masu ƙarfi da kasashe masu tasowa na ci gaba da ƙaruwa.

Babu wasan sauƙi a gasar da aka faɗaɗa

Pascal Zuberbühler, shugaban TSG, ya bayyana layin tunani a taron manema labarai da aka gudanar bayan matakin ƙungiyoyi, inda ya nuna farin cikinsa da matakin gasa da aka gani. "Ina son wannan gasar. Yana da ban sha'awa sosai ganin ƙungiyoyi suna wasa," in ji shi. "Yana nuna cewa ƙananan ƙasashe da manyan sunaye — suna iya gasa. Ba mu samu sakamako masu nauyi inda ƙungiyoyi suka sha kashi da 7-0 sau biyu ko uku a jere ba."

Zuberbühler ya yarda cewa nasarar Germany a kan Curaçao da 7-1 ita ce sakamakon da ya fi nauyi a gasar, amma ya nuna cewa wasan ya kasance daidai da 1-1 na dogon lokaci. "A gare ni, wannan kansa babban nasara ne a World Cup. Yana nuna cewa ƙwallon ƙafa na duniya yana girma sosai," in ji shi.

Pablo Zabaleta, tsohon ɗan wasan Argentina, ya yarda da wannan ra'ayi, inda ya lura cewa wasu ƙungiyoyin da ake zaton za su ci sun fafata tuƙuru don samun sakamakonsu. "Kuna iya ganin yadda waɗancan ƙungiyoyin da ake so suka yi fafatawa kaɗan a matakin ƙungiyoyi, kuma hakan ya gaya muku cewa, a waɗannan kwanaki, babu wasan sauƙi," in ji shi.

Ƙasashen Afirka suna haskawa a babban mataki

Otto Addo, tsohon kocin Ghana, ya jaddada ɗaya daga cikin mafi ban mamaki na gasar: tara daga cikin ƙungiyoyi 10 na Afirka da suka shiga sun ci gaba zuwa zagayen knockout. "Ina farin ciki sosai cewa ƙungiyoyin Afirka sun yi amfani da wannan damar don nuna abin da suke iya yi," in ji shi. "Cabo Verde sun tabbatar cewa sun cancanci kasancewa a nan — yana da dadi sosai ganin haka."

Addo kuma ya yabi Curaçao, waɗanda suka samu maki na farko a tarihin ƙasar Caribbean a FIFA World Cup bayan da suka daidaita da Ecuador.

Ƙarin kwallayen, ƙarancin ɓata lokaci

Tom Gardner, mai nazarin bayanai na TSG, ya bayyana cewa gasar na samar da kwallayen a mafi girman adadin tarihin World Cup na kwanan nan, inda adadin yake ƙasa da kwallaye uku a kowane wasa kaɗan — ingantawa idan aka kwatanta da bugu na 2018 da 2022.

Gardner kuma ya gabatar da ɗaya daga cikin mafi mahimman bincike na dabaru a gasar: ƙungiyoyin da suke cin nasara suna dawo da ƙwallon a matsakaita na daƙiƙa 4 da sauri fiye da ƙungiyoyin da suke sha kashi. "Muna ganin alaƙa mai ƙarfi tsakanin ƙungiyoyin da ke yin counter-pressing da dawo da sauri, da nasara," in ji shi, inda ya ƙara da cewa TSG za ta bi ka'idar a hankali don ganin ko wannan halin zai ci gaba zuwa zagayen knockout.

Dukkan membobin kwamitin sun yarda wajen yabawa tasirin sabon dokoki da aka tsara don rage ɓata lokaci. Zabaleta ya yabi yadda ka'idodin suka canza halayyan 'yan wasa, musamman masu tsaron gida waɗanda suka fi son fara wasan da sauri maimakon yin haɗarin samun kona. Jon Dahl Tomasson, tsohon ɗan wasan Denmark, ya kasance a sarari: "Ina ƙi idan ƙungiyoyi suna ɓatar da lokaci. Muna bukatar kula da kayan aikin mu, ƙwallon ƙafa — dole ne a sami sha'awa."

Hutun sha ruwa da masu tsaron tsakiya sun samu karramawa

Kwamitin kuma ya lura cewa hutu na sha ruwa a tsakiyar rabi ya ba ƙungiyoyi damar gyara dabaru da kiyaye 'yan wasa da ƙarfi a mintuna na ƙarshe na kowane rabi. Zabaleta ya bayyana waɗannan hutun a matsayin suka ba da "ɗan hutawa" kafin mintuna 25 na ƙarshe na kowane rabi.

Gilberto Silva, tsohon ɗan wasan tsakiya na Brazil, ya maraba da gabatar da FIFA Power Rankings powered by Aramco, sabon kayan aikin bayanai na FIFA World Cup 2026, saboda ya kawo babban karramawa ga masu tsaron tsakiya da sauran 'yan wasa waɗanda gudummawarsu ba kasafai take samun yabo ba. "Yana da kyau cewa mutane suna mai da hankali ga mahimmancin masu tsaron tsakiya, aikin tuƙuru da suke yi wa ƙungiya, danna su," in ji shi. "Ina farin ciki sosai ganin haka."