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FIFA says it will expand the World Cup to 48 teams, adding 16 extra nations to the 2026 tournament.
President Gianni Infantino’s favored plan for 16 three-team groups with the top two advancing to a round of 32 was unanimously approved by the FIFA Council.
It meets Infantino’s election pledge of a bigger World Cup, and should help fund promised raises for FIFA’s 211 members.
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