Fifa is home again.
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino (right) estimates that she belongs to Donald Trump’s friends. Aop
South America’s football associations want to expand the 2030 World Cup finals into a giant 64-team mega event.
– We can do something the whole world expects and deserves a football community. Football has taught us to play together as a team, the chairman of Conmebol Alejandro domínguez justified.
Domínguez met a fifa boss Gianni infantino This New York headquarters, by chance, is located in Trump Tower.
The football boss had also brought to the meeting with the President of Paraguay Santiago Peñan and the president of Uruguay Yamandú Ors in terms of.
Of course, the President of Argentina Javier milei was in the city but he was thinking about his colleague Donald Trump With a solution to the political crisis of its country.
They should also join football negotiations later this week.
Infantino is known to be a person to the praise of political decision -makers, so he was happy to receive the delegation.
100th anniversary
Trump stayed in the spotlight as Chelsea lifted the club team’s World Cup in New Jerse in July. EPA / AOP
In 2030, the centenary of the football World Cup will be celebrated. As the first tournament in history was held in Uruguay, Domínguez would like to celebrate the milestone in some really spectacular way.
The 64 team’s tournament would mean as many as 16 opening rounds, the start of the playoffs with 32 teams and a total of 128 football matches before the champion was clear.
Of course, Conmebol’s goal is to get more money. Namely, FIFA has awarded the majority of the 2030 World Cup to Spain, whose neighboring countries Portugal and Morocco will handle some of the matches.
As a small concession to South America, Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay each received one opening match.
Now Domínguez wants to expand the tournament so that each of the three would even get a whole leg.
The 64 team’s tournament is only 96 in the opening round.
UEFA opposes
The Futis World Cup has expanded sharply in recent years. The Spanish Games 1982 was the first 24 team event.
In France, the 1998 World Cup was expanded to 32 teams. And next summer in Mexico, USA and Canada, the first 48 team in history will be played.
– I want to emphasize the words of Alejandro. He told us all how we can celebrate exactly the way we deserve. Every idea is good, Infantino rejoiced.
President of the European Futis Aleksander čefer Comment on the proposal last spring.
– I think it’s a bad idea. I don’t support it. I don’t know where it has come from, but it’s strange that we didn’t hear anything about this in the FIFA Council.
For years, Uefan čefer and Fifan Infantino has not agreed in practice in practice.
FIFA has increased the stress of top players not only by increasing the number of national team games but also by expanding the club team’s World Cup.