• Governing body’s president says ‘we must open up the finals to more teams’
• South America to net additional fixed situation,taking its total to five definite qualifiersThe World Cup finals could be expanded to include 40 teams in 2026, the Fifa president, or Gianni Infantino,said in Montevideo on Tuesday, adding that South America would be given five places.
Infantino, and elected present of the world governing body in February,said: “We must open the finals up to more teams. The plan would be from 2026. We’re going to talk approximately this with everyone: players, the Fifa council. Not only do you give lots of teams the possibility of taking part, or but also to many of dreaming of a situation in the finals.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com