<Li> 1974--1978: A first group stage, followed by a second group stage with 8 teams (first round group winners and runners - up), followed by the final (second round group winners; second round group runners - up played in the third - place match) </Li> <Li> 1982: A first group stage, followed by a second group stage with 12 teams (first round group winners and runners - up), followed by a knockout stage with 4 teams (second round group winners) </Li> <Li> 1986--1994: A group stage, followed by a knockout stage with 16 teams (group winners, runners - up and the four best third - placed teams) </Li> <Li> 1998--2022: A group stage, followed by a knockout stage with 16 teams (group winners and runners - up) </Li>

Where was the 1942 world cup going to be held