Overview

• Gianni Infantino hosted CONMEBOL chief Alejandro Domínguez, South American federation leaders and the presidents of Paraguay and Uruguay in New York to discuss the proposal.
• FIFA says no decision has been made and stakeholder consultations are ongoing, while any format change would require approval from the FIFA Council.
• Reporting from The Guardian indicates the idea is not on next month’s Council agenda and that insiders doubt a 64‑team expansion would secure the votes.
• A 64‑team tournament would mean 128 matches and could greatly boost South American representation, with some outlets noting all 10 CONMEBOL nations could be in contention.
• UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin has called the plan a bad idea, Concacaf’s Victor Montagliani has voiced misgivings, and critics warn of diluted quality, calendar strain and player‑welfare risks; some reports frame the 64‑team move as a one‑off before a return to 48 in 2034.