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10-04-2016, 06:55 AM
A 48-team World Cup? Here's how it would work.
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FIFA president Gianni Infanti** seems to think bigger is indeed better.*
Speaking Monday in Bogota, Colombia, Infanti** outlined his vision for a 48-team World Cup (http://mashable.com/2014/07/14/world-cup-brazil-mega-events/) beginning in 2026, according to multiple reports.*
That would expand the tournament's current 32-team field by half — but Infanti** could make even more changes.*
SEE ALSO: Should Russia Still Get to Host the 2018 World Cup? (http://mashable.com/2014/07/27/2018-world-cup-russia-fifa-comment/)
Expanding the World Cup to 48 teams would mean "more countries and regions all over the world would be happy," Infanti** said Monday, according to the Associated Press (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/0bc7293068ba4abca3954f2f93c996a7/fifa-head-infanti**-suggests-48-team-world-cup).*
It would also create an 80-match World Cup, as opposed to what is **w a 64-match tournament — which would in turn make broadcast and marketing deals for the once-every-four-year event even more lucrative. The Associated Press reports the 2014 World Cup in Brazil earned about $5 billion for FIFA.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/10/03/48-team-world-cup-gianni-infanti**/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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FIFA president Gianni Infanti** seems to think bigger is indeed better.*
Speaking Monday in Bogota, Colombia, Infanti** outlined his vision for a 48-team World Cup (http://mashable.com/2014/07/14/world-cup-brazil-mega-events/) beginning in 2026, according to multiple reports.*
That would expand the tournament's current 32-team field by half — but Infanti** could make even more changes.*
SEE ALSO: Should Russia Still Get to Host the 2018 World Cup? (http://mashable.com/2014/07/27/2018-world-cup-russia-fifa-comment/)
Expanding the World Cup to 48 teams would mean "more countries and regions all over the world would be happy," Infanti** said Monday, according to the Associated Press (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/0bc7293068ba4abca3954f2f93c996a7/fifa-head-infanti**-suggests-48-team-world-cup).*
It would also create an 80-match World Cup, as opposed to what is **w a 64-match tournament — which would in turn make broadcast and marketing deals for the once-every-four-year event even more lucrative. The Associated Press reports the 2014 World Cup in Brazil earned about $5 billion for FIFA.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/10/03/48-team-world-cup-gianni-infanti**/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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