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Proposal for a World Cup with 64 teams

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Plans for a bigger World Cup

The World Cup might become bigger. FIFA boss Gianni Infantino checks a new plan. In 2030, 64 countries could join. Now, 48 teams play. Infantino likes the idea. He says: Small countries need a chance. This helps them to practice.

South America supports the plan strongly. The World Cup celebrates its 100th birthday in 2030. A group of associations from South America made the proposal. There would be 128 games. This is much more than today. The World Cup happens in 6 countries in 2030.

But there is much trouble. The boss of European football says: That is a bad idea. Experts criticize Infantino strongly. They say: He only wants more power and money. An expert asks the associations to stop him. There is no good control in the FIFA anymore.

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Definitions

FIFA
The FIFA is the world group for football. It plans big events like the World Cup.
Association
An association is a group of many clubs with same goals.
Governance
Governance means good leadership and control of a group or company.

People

Gianni Infantino
He is the president of the world football group FIFA since 2016.
Mark Pieth
A Swiss expert for law, who helped the FIFA with control in the past.
Aleksander Ceferin
He is the president of the UEFA. This is the football group for Europe.

Locations

South America
A big continent with countries like Brazil and Argentina, where football is very important.
Europe
A continent with many strong football countries like Germany, France or England.

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