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The president of the Confederation of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (Concacaf), Victor Montagliani, rejected the proposal of its South American counterpart on Tuesday to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams.
“I do not believe that expanding the World Cup to 64 nations is a good thing for the tournamenthe said. More broadly for the football ecosystem, for national teams, but also competitions between clubs, leagues and players.”
Thursday, the president of the South American Confederation (Conmebol), Alejandro Dominguez, had officially pleaded in favor of a World Cup at 64 countries for the tournament in 2030, while the number of selections will already go from 32 to 48 during the 2026 edition.
“We have not even kicked off the World Cup at 48, so I think that the enlargement proposal at 64 should not even be on the table“said Victor Montagliani.
UEFA and AFC are against
The president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Cheikh Salmane Ben Ibrahim Al Khalifa, said “Disagree“With this proposal on Saturday to UEFA while UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin qualified it as”bad idea“. She will however be”analyzed“According to the secretary general of FIFA, Mattias Grafstrom.
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