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The possible expansion of the 2022 World Cup is poised to dominate discussions when FIFA’s ruling council meets in Miami on Friday.FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants to increase the number of teams due to take part in the footballing showpiece from 32 to 48, bringing forward by four years an expansion which has already been set for the 2026 finals.
Officials have said previously that it is not possible for Qatar to change the number of days of the tournament, meaning games would have to be held in neighbouring states. A source with knowledge of the feasibility study told AFP this week that five countries were seen as options to stage games outside Qatar in 2022 — Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
“The geopolitical situation is complex but I see that Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un met today, so that means that anything is possible,” Infantino said in Rome last month.
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