Gianni Infantino reiterated that FIFA will decide in March whether the 2022 World Cup could be extended to include 48 teams but conceded it was not a simple decision. Thirty-two teams contested this year's World Cup in Russia, widely feted as one of the most entertaining editions of the modern era.
Although FIFA is intent on 48-team future editions of the World Cup from 2026, a decision on Qatar won't be known until next year. "We'll decide in March," Infantino said Sunday on French TV show Telefoot.
"We've already decided that future editions should feature 48 teams, we all think it's a good idea." When the next edition is held in Qatar, it will be the first to be held in the Arab world and the first in a majority-muslim country.
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