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The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) is reportedly exploring the possibility of expanding the 2030 World Cup from 48 to 64 teams as part of the tournament’s 100th-anniversary celebrations.
According to multiple reports, this proposal was brought up during a FIFA Council meeting on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is said to find the idea “interesting,” with further discussions expected.
“A proposal to analyze a 64-team FIFA World Cup to celebrate the centenary of the FIFA World Cup in 2030 was spontaneously raised by a FIFA Council member under the ‘miscellaneous’ agenda item near the end of the FIFA Council meeting held on March 5, 2025. The idea was acknowledged, as FIFA has a duty to analyze any proposal from one of its council members,” a FIFA spokesperson stated, as quoted by the Daily Mail.
If approved, this would be the second consecutive expansion of the tournament, following the increase to 48 teams for the 2026 edition.
FIFA had officially confirmed that format on January 10, 2017, introducing 16 groups of three teams and a total of 80 matches, with the top two from each group advancing to the round of 32.
The 2030 World Cup will be hosted by Morocco, Portugal, and Spain, while Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay will stage centenary matches to open the tournament.
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