FIFA Chief Pushes for Supersized World Cup 2030: 64-Team Expansion on the Horizon

Claudio Tapia and Ignacio Alonso, the presidents of the Argentine and Uruguayan federations, as well as Ignacio Alonso and Yamandú Orsi, the presidents of Paraguay and Uruguay, took part in this meeting. To recall, these three countries will host the group stage matches of the 2030 World Cup, as part of this centenary edition, and the final phase will take place in Morocco, Spain and Portugal.

This is the first time that CONMEBOL officials have exchanged with Infantino on this proposal presented by a Uruguayan delegate last March, during a FIFA Council meeting. "We believe in a historic 2030 World Cup," Domínguez wrote on his Instagram account, accompanying his post with a group photo with Infantino and other senior South American officials.

The meeting is an initiative of Gianni Infantino, reported the Argentine daily La Nación, specifying that the president of the governing body of world football is in favor of this project to increase to 64 the number of teams participating in the 2030 World Cup. It should be noted that this number has increased from 32 to 48 for the next World Cup to be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada in 2026.