The FIFA World Cup 2030 will have 64 teams instead of 48 teams, the president of the CONMEBOL, Alejandro Domínguez, announced in a social media post on Monday.
“The next one is played at home! In 2030, the World Cup comes to Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay, a great opportunity for football to celebrate the Centenary of the World Cup with a competition featuring 64 teams,” Domínguez said.
The next edition of the tournament will be played across six countries, with Portugal, Spain and Morocco being the primary hosts, alongside Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay hosting a match each to commemorate 100 years of the World Cup.
¡El próximo se juega en casa! En 2030 se viene el Mundial de Uruguay, Argentina y Paraguay, Una gran oportunidad para el fútbol, para celebrar el Centenario de la Copa del Mundo con una competencia con 64 equipos pic.twitter.com/ocIjHYCN5f
The announcement is yet to be ratified by FIFA, though the governing body’s president, Gianni Infantino, had previously said that the expansion was a certain possibility.
“That’s definitely an issue that will be examined and discussed in the relevant committees after this World Cup,” Infantino had told Bluewin.
“When organising a World Cup, it’s important to organize it for the whole world — not just Europe and South America — but effectively the entire world. Every nation should be allowed to dream of participating in the World Cup. You can see that the quality of the teams is extremely high — and it’s getting higher and higher, all over the world. If you don’t give smaller countries a chance to participate in the World Cup, they’ll lack the incentive to keep improving.”
The World Cup had 32 teams from 1998 through 2022, and was expanded to 48 for the 2026 edition.
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Published on Jul 20, 2026