▁for ▁this ▁event : ▁ ▁A ▁decision ▁was ▁scheduled ▁for ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁but ▁the ▁Congress ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁ 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Egypt ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁host . ▁ ▁Format ▁The ▁new ▁format ▁will ▁see ▁ 3 2 ▁teams ▁split ▁in ▁eight ▁groups ▁of ▁four ▁teams ▁each . ▁Top ▁three ▁teams ▁from ▁each ▁group ▁will ▁progress ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁round . ▁The ▁teams ▁will ▁then ▁be ▁split ▁in ▁four ▁groups ▁of ▁six ▁teams . ▁Top ▁two ▁teams ▁from ▁each ▁group ▁will ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁ ▁Ven ues ▁Following ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁all ▁ven ues ▁and ▁host ▁cities ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁used . ▁ ▁Qual ification ▁As ▁is ▁the ▁case ▁until ▁now , ▁the ▁World ▁Championship ▁organ izer ▁will ▁be ▁directly ▁qualified , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁reign ing ▁world ▁champions . ▁Following ▁decision ▁about ▁increasing ▁number ▁of ▁particip ating ▁teams , ▁changes ▁are ▁about ▁to ▁be ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁places ▁by ▁Cont inental ▁Confeder ations . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁comp uls ory ▁places ▁awarded ▁to ▁each ▁Cont inental ▁Confeder ation ▁is ▁increased ▁as ▁follows : ▁four ▁places ▁each ▁for ▁Africa , ▁Asia , ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Starting ▁from ▁this ▁tournament ▁Pan ▁America ▁will ▁be ▁spl itted ▁into ▁two ▁zones : ▁the ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁Car ib bean ▁Zone , ▁having ▁one ▁comp uls ory ▁place ▁and ▁the ▁South ▁and ▁Central ▁America ▁Zone ▁having ▁three ▁comp uls ory ▁places . ▁There ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁a