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World Cup 2030: Will it be the biggest football festival of all time with 64 teams?
FIFA is considering expanding the World Cup to 64 teams in 2030. Details of the session and co-hosts in this article.
World Cup 2030: Will it be the biggest football festival of all time with 64 teams?
The 2030 World Cup could be played with 64 teams, as discussed at a FIFA Council meeting on March 5, 2025. FIFA, which is already planning to expand to 48 teams for the upcoming 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, is now looking at a proposal put forward by a Uruguayan delegate. According to reports, this idea comes up against New York Times met with great interest, even if the reaction in the room was characterized by “stunned silence”. Nevertheless, FIFA President Gianni Infantino described the plan as “interesting”.
An anniversary in a class of its own
The 2030 World Cup will be held in Morocco, Spain and Portugal, with the first games in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay - the place of origin of the first World Cup 100 years ago. The proposal to expand the field to 64 teams would be a second significant increase in a short period of time, after the 2026 World Cup is already set to grow to 48 teams t-online.de reported. FIFA stresses that it must carefully consider any request from a council member, suggesting that discussions on this expansion are far from exhausted.