FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the organization will examine expanding the World Cup to 64 teams for the 2030 tournament. The competition is already scheduled to grow from 32 to 48 teams in 2026, when it will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. The 32-team format had been used from 1998 until 2022. Infantino stated that talks on the larger 64-team proposal will begin after this summer’s event. He argued that every country should be able to dream of taking part, noting rising standards worldwide and the need to give smaller nations motivation to improve. He also called the move to 48 teams a complete success based on early reactions. The 2030 tournament will be held across six countries on three continents. Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will each stage one opening match, while the remaining fixtures will be shared by Morocco, Portugal and Spain.
