FIFA is never content with its product despite the fact that soccer is the biggest sport on the planet and the World Cup tops all other sporting events by a very wide margin. The 2026 World Cup in North America will already be the biggest one in the tournament's history when a record 48 teams compete across three countries;

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

Football governing body FIFA is analysing a proposal to increase the number of teams in the 2030 World Cup to 64 for a one-off expansion to mark the centenary of the competition, the federation told dpa on Thursday.