Infantino ‘open’ to 40-team World Cup

By Football Italia staff

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is “open” to a 40-team World Cup played in several countries.

The 2020 European Championships will be held in 13 different countries in 13 host cities, with the final at London’s Wembley Stadium.

It has been suggest FIFA could follow UEFA’s lead, with the European governing body having already expanded Euro 2016 to 24 teams, rather than the previous 16.

“These two topics [40 teams and multiple hosts] will certainly be on the table for discussion,” Infantino said ahead of the FIFA council meeting in October.

“There is, I would say, no limit to whatever is good for football. We will see, but it's true that CONCACAF did not have the World Cup for a long time.

“For the moment I think everything is open. My opinion on the 40 teams has not changed.

“We have seen it again at the Euro in France with eight more teams, what kind of enthusiasm this generated in many, many countries.

“We need to realize that these kind of events are more than just a competition, they are real social events in the whole world.”

Rome will be one of the host cities for Euro 2020, hosting Quarter-Final and Group Stage matches.

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