The football leading committee cooks a plan to increase the 2030 World Cup to astonishing 64 teams-in a unique step to the 100th anniversary of the tournament, the New York Times Report.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino was interested in the video conference on Wednesday during the general meeting. The plan would send Morocco, Spain and Portugal to a logistical chaos.
The World Cup is the FIFA Cash cow, which arithmates in billions of US dollars from every corner of the globe. Infantino want to do the most From this global charm and have already raised the teams from 32 to 48 at the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada.
Uruguay’s delegate Ignacio Alonso dropped the bombshell and read a carefully written speech in English. Emphasis followed.
Infantino reports that the proposal described the proposal as “interesting” and said that he deserved a more precise analysis. However, the story tells us that radical changes can do. Do you remember when FIFA flirted with the idea of
Nevertheless, a world championship with 64 teams would bring the qualification process into chaos. In the south AmericaFor example, 7 out of 10 teams should qualify for 2026, which makes regional qualifications almost senseless. Senders could also protest that an inflated tournament could boring the magic of the most viewed sporting event in the world.
The 2026 tournament with its 48 teams will extend to 104 games over a month – effort The logistics of the countries. Add other teams and the schedule could add to 128 games balloon. It would be unbearable for the hosts, the broadcaster and player.
