FIFA head backs idea of expanding World Cup participants

International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino supports the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) proposal to expand the World Cup lineup to 64 teams.

This is reported by The Times newspaper.

As the publication notes, by advocating a large-scale expansion of the tournament, he hopes to offer more countries a ticket to the world championship, strategically securing the support of a broader coalition of countries in order to gather the votes needed to save his presidency.