  The large-N limit of the expectation values of the Wilson loops corresponding
to two-dimensional U(N) Yang-Mills and generalized Yang-Mills theories on a
sphere are studied. The behavior of the expectation values of the Wilson loops
both near the critical area and for large areas are investigated. It is shown
that the expectation values of the Wilson loops at large areas behave
exponentially with respect to the area of the smaller region the boundary of
which is the loop; and for the so called typical theories, the expectation
values of the Wilson loops exhibit a discontinuity in their second derivative
(with respect to the area) at the critical area.
