Atlanta ¨C Any further expansion of the World Cup, increasing the number of teams participating in?the finals to 64, will be discussed after this year¡¯s edition, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said without providing any details.
The 2026 tournament?in Canada, Mexico and the United States expanded to ?48 teams for the first time, a decision that was heavily criticized initially but has not provoked much debate since ?the tournament ?kicked off on June 11.
¡°These are all issues that we will be examining after the ?World Cup,¡± Infantino, who successfully pushed for the expansion of the finals from 32 teams, told Swiss television outlet Blue Sport.
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