Alejandro Dominguez,关键字1 president of South American football’s governing body CONMEBOL, has formally proposed expanding the 2030 men’s FIFA World Cup to 64 teams, citing the tournament’s centenary as a unique opportunity for global inclusion.

Dominguez made the announcement during his opening address at CONMEBOL’s 80th Ordinary Congress, building on a proposal initially introduced last month by a Uruguayan delegate during a FIFA Council meeting chaired by President Gianni Infantino.

“We are convinced that the centennial celebration will be unique because 100 years are celebrated only once,” Dominguez said. “That is why we are proposing, for the first time, to hold this anniversary with 64 teams, on three continents simultaneously.”

The 2030 tournament is already set to be the most geographically diverse edition in World Cup history, with six co-hosts across three continents: Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. Uruguay, which hosted the inaugural World Cup in 1930, is scheduled to stage the opening match.

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar featured 32 teams. That number will rise to 48 in 2026, when the United States, Mexico and Canada host the tournament. A further expansion to 64 teams in 2030 would result in 128 matches, double the number contested in editions from 1998 to 2022.

The move would likely guarantee automatic qualification for all 10 CONMEBOL member nations, including Venezuela, which has never reached a World Cup.

“This will allow all countries to have the opportunity to live the world experience and so nobody on the planet is left out of the party,” Dominguez said.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has backed larger tournaments during his tenure, arguing they increase revenue distribution and broaden global participation. However, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has criticised the proposal, calling a 64-team World Cup “a bad idea.”

Critics warn that such expansion could dilute the quality of competition and diminish the significance of regional qualifying campaigns.

• ·美国前总统拜登确诊前列腺癌，早期症状隐蔽！一发现就是晚期……
• ·第375章 只有师生没有君臣
• ·第389章 夏儿就是手心里的宝呗
• ·第418章 此女模样肖似少主夫人
• ·亚历山大35分哈利伯顿18+7 雷霆险胜步行者总分2
• ·第351章 灭杀“倾天鼎”
• ·第407章 时云起你倒是起来管管
• ·第368章 那是他一生的污点
• ·Display Tech Comparison: IPS vs. VA vs. TN vs. QD
• ·第434章 战马出笼惊起千层雪
• ·第355章 她所爱的是主君炽热的爱
• ·第370章 他才是个心怀大义的男子
• ·跑步成为科学的生活方式
• ·第377章 静安茶馆易主
• ·第404章 玉树临风的少年郎
• ·第429章 前世武探花赵椎