64 teams in the 2030 World Cup .. only once

FIFA said that it will consider a proposal to increase the number of participants in the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams to celebrate the centenary of the start of the competition.

The tournament will be held in Morocco, Spain and Portugal, with Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay to host three games, and the opening version of the competition was held in Uruguay.

It was decided to increase the number of teams participating in the next version of the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada from 32 to 48 teams.

A spokesman for “FIFA” said: “A member of the” FIFA Council “spontaneously sparked a proposal to analyze the World Cup with the participation of 64 teams to celebrate the centenary of the World Cup in 2030 in the item ‘Varieties‘ On the agenda near the end of the FIFA Council meeting, which was held on the fifth of March 2025.

“It was decided to recognize the idea, so it is the duty of” FIFA “to consider any proposal submitted by one of his council members.”

Earlier, the New York Times reported that Inscio Alonso, Uruguay delegate, made a proposal to increase the number of participants in the 2030 version to 64 countries.

The newspaper, whose sources did not reveal, added that the proposal was “applied silent” by the participants.

She added that, according to three people, they attended the meeting, “FIFA” is likely to be guided by financial and political benefits as much as it is guided by sports benefits when it comes to a decision on this issue.

The New York Times added, quoting what was called four people with direct knowledge of the discussions that “Infantino,” FIFA President “described the proposal as interesting and must be analyzed closely.”