FIFA considers 64-team World Cup for 2030

Soccer's governing body FIFA will review a proposal to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams to mark the centenary of the sport's marquee event, it said.

The 2030 World Cup will be held in Morocco, Spain and Portugal, with Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, where the inaugural edition was staged, set to host three games.

The World Cup has already been expanded from 32 to 48 teams for next year's edition in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

"A proposal to analyse a 64-team FIFA World Cup to celebrate the centenary of the FIFA World Cup in 2030 was spontaneously raised by a FIFA Council member in the 'miscellaneous' agenda item near the end of the FIFA Council meeting held on March 5 2025," a FIFA spokesperson said.

The idea was acknowledged as FIFA has a duty to analyse any proposal from one of its Council members.

The New York Times said the proposal was made by Ignacio Alonso, a delegate from Uruguay.

Also the prize money for this year's 32-team Club World Cup to be held in the U.S. between June 14-July 13 will be $1 billion, soccer's governing body FIFA said.

With $2 billion expected in revenues, FIFA reserves will remain untouched and some of the money generated will also be dedicated to club football around the world, FIFA president Gianni Infantino added in a statement.

"The leading clubs of the world that normally only play friendly or exhibition matches on US soil will now play competitive matches here this summer: Real Madrid, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan, Inter Miami, Juventus, Bayern München, Boca Juniors, Flamengo and more will actually swap pre-season warm-ups for the real deal on American soil. I can't wait to visit all the venues. US stadiums are steeped in soccer, or American football history, just like the famous Broadway in New York does for the world's finest theatrical performers. So, these world-class stadiums will set the stage for the best soccer players in the world."