What started almost like a joke a year ago, is on its way to being a reality. FIFA becomes seriously. The body chaired by Infantino He has already received a public and official proposal to make that increase in the number of selections come true, going from 48 to 64. Remember that so far no world has been played with more than 32 selections.
The initiative comes from the hand of the request of the President of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), Alejandro Domínguez, who took advantage of the annual FIFA Congress in Asunción to formally present this possible change. “I want us to put all our creativity, be participatory, I want the world to be part of that party that is the greatest and most popular that exists on planet Earth, which is the 2030 World Cup. At that party nobody has to stay out“.
At that party nobody has to stay out.
Spain, Morocco and Portugal are the main headquarters of the 2030 World Cup, which also contemplates inaugural matches in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguayas wink to the South American roots of the tournament. The proposal to expand to 64 selections seeks to include 16 more nations in the most important football event and expand the number of matches in South America, which would imply a greater organizational complexity.
At the moment, FIFA has not spoken, but in the first proposals received months ago it was not very supportive of it. The increase 64, it would mean that more than a quarter of the elections would participate in the World Cup. There are 211 federations that form FIFA.
