Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Infantino suggests 40-team finals could come in 2026 (Reuters)

Fifa's President Gianni Infantino gestures alongside President of Uruguay's soccer club Penarol Juan Pedro Damiani and President of the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) Wilmar Valdez during his visit to Penarol's stadium Campeon del Siglo in Montevideo, Uruguay March 29, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Stapff

Broadening the World Cup finals to include 40 teams could come about in 2026, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said during a tour of South America on Tuesday. South America would get five places in a 40-team tournament, Infantino added at a news conference in the Uruguayan capital. Infantino, elected present of world soccer’s governing body last month, reiterated his wish to increase the number of teams at the game’s four-yearly showpiece event.


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