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With less than 80 days til kickoff, it’s time to determine the final entries for the World Cup this June and July in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
A total of 22 countries remain in the hunt for the six remaining spots in the expanded 48-team event. In Europe, 16 nations will battle for the continent’s last four berths, while six teams from other parts of the world vie for the other two spots. These will all be decided in a bunch of mini single-elimination tournaments over the next six days, with matches taking place Thursday and Tuesday.
Though Canada is not involved, it still has a…