The head of South American football’s governing organization CONMEBOL, Alejandro Dominguez has advocated expanding the men’s 2030 World Cup to 64 teams.
Dominguez announced this in his opening remarks to CONMEBOL’s 80th Ordinary Congress.
This was first proposed last month by a Uruguayan delegate at a meeting of FIFA’s ruling council presided over by its president, Gianni Infantino.
“We are convinced that the centennial celebration will be unique because 100 years are celebrated only once,” Dominguez said.
The 2030 World Cup will have six host nations spread across three continents.
Uruguay is scheduled to stage one game. The co-hosts will be Paraguay, Argentina, Spain, Portugal and Morocco
“That is why we are proposing, for the first time, to hold this anniversary with 64 teams, on three continents simultaneously,” Dominguez added.
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar included 32 teams. That number will be increased to 48 for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
