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World Cup: Fifa president Gianni Infantino wants 48-team tournament
- Updated: October 4, 2016
Gianni Infantino was elected as Fifa president on 26 February 2016
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed expanding the World Cup finals to 48 teams – after initially suggesting he wanted to boost it to 40.
According to the 46-year-old Italian, 16 countries would be eliminated after a preliminary knockout round.
The rest of the tournament would then be the same as it is now, with 32 teams competing in the group stages, followed by further knockout rounds.
Infantino said a decision on possible expansion would be taken in January.
“These are ideas to find the best solution,” …
