{"id":34450,"date":"2026-07-13T09:52:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?p=34450"},"modified":"2026-07-13T09:52:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:52:25","slug":"fifa-explores-64-team-format-for-landmark-2030-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/fifa-explores-64-team-format-for-landmark-2030-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA Explores 64-Team Format for Landmark 2030 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FIFA President Gianni Infantino has announced that the organization is exploring the possibility of enlarging the 2030 FIFA World Cup to include 64 teams, thereby adding 16 nations to the competition, as reported by Softfootball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This development emerges as anticipation builds for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, following England&#8217;s recent advancement to the semi-finals after &#8220;Jude Bellingham inspired a 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