FIFA Expands To 48 Teams Format

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    • Publish Date: Jan 11 2017 11:37AM
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    • Updated Date: Jan 12 2017 4:27PM
FIFA Expands To 48 Teams Format

FIFA voted to expand the World Cup to 48 teams from 2026 in a victory for its president Gianni Infantino but derided by critics as driven by money and politics.

  
 
FIFA have voted unanimously in favour of expanding the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams, with the changes set to be introduced at the 2026 tournament after being approved at a FIFA Council meeting in Zurich. In a deeply divisive move which will enrich scandal-tainted FIFA's coffers, its ruling council unanimously adopted an expanded format with 16 groups of three nations that will bring "benefits without negatives," said Infantino.
 
 
  
 
 
"We have to shape the World Cup of the 21st Century... football is more than Europe and South America," the FIFA president, who had pushed hard for the change, said after the vote. "Many more countries will have the chance to dream." It represents the first major alteration to the World Cup since the tournament was boosted from 24 to the current 32 teams for the 1998 tournament in France. But its many critics strongly oppose the latest move and it was branded a "money grab and power grab" by New FIFA Now, a group campaigning for reform of FIFA. Infantino took over the body 11 months ago with a vow to repair the damage done during Sepp Blatter's tenure by growing football across the globe. 

 
 
  
 
 
The big reactions


From the organisational standpoint, there will be more games, more training facilities but it increases the opportunity for revenue, for exposure. In the end, I thought the decision was made for the right reasons.
Victor Montagliani, president of the North and Central American and Caribbean Confederation (CONCACAF)



This is a success for world football, from the perspective that we are here to develop football and everyone should have a chance to play with the ball.
Alejandro Dominguez, president of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL)



We will work with UEFA, FIFA and the other European associations to understand how the 48-team FIFA World Cup will work. The priority has to be consideration of the potential impact on fans, players, teams and leagues, and also recognition of the importance of sporting integrity and commercial viability.
English Football Association statement
 

Q Will this format work? How will this benefit India? Can we see the big nations breaking away from FIFA?

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