The 2026 World Cup will have a record 48 teams, and Japan became the first nation excluding the three hosts to secure a spot. Other teams could follow in the current international window.

A proposal to analyze a 64-team World Cup to celebrate the centenary of the event “was spontaneously raised by a FIFA Council member in the ‘miscellaneous’ agenda item near the end” of a ...

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FIFA is looking at a surprise proposal from South American soccer to expand the men’s 2030 World Cup to 64 teams.

FIFA is considering whether to expand the men's World Cup to include 64 teams in 2030, a spokesperson has confirmed. The football tournament has already expanded ahead of next year's edition, with ...