Published Jul 13, 2026, 8:12 AM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source

A 64-team World Cup? More is more when it comes to Fifa-land

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A 64-team World Cup? More is more when it comes to Fifa-land

So, here we are. After a century of matches, and for the first time in history, the World Cup has entered its sixth week. But is it about to get longer? Gianni Infantino didn’t even get through the first of an agonising two-day rest period before dropping the hint that Fifa would be “examining and discussing” the potential for the 2030 tournament to be a 64-team affair. Some may say – not Football Daily, of course – that this was a handy way to move the news cycle on after Balogun-gate, Cable-ga