Overview

• Gianni Infantino met in New York with CONMEBOL chief Alejandro Domínguez, federation leaders from Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, and the presidents of Paraguay and Uruguay to hear the 64‑team plan.
• The idea would expand the 2030 tournament from 48 to 64 teams and 128 matches, a shift that reports say could effectively secure places for all 10 CONMEBOL nations.
• FIFA has not decided on any change, and reporting indicates the expansion is not on the agenda for next month’s FIFA Council meeting in Zurich.
• UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin has called a 64‑team World Cup a bad idea, with critics warning of uncompetitive games, calendar congestion, commercial risks and added pressure on player welfare.
• The 2030 event is slated for Spain, Portugal and Morocco with opening matches in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay, and South American leaders framed the expansion push as a centenary tribute with more matches on their continent.