The president of the Conmebol, Alejandro Dominguezassured a few hours ago that his proposal to increase for the “only time” the participating teams in the 2030 World Cupwhich will be played in Spain, Morocco and Portugal and three cities in South America, will allow soccer to “reach more people.” “I dream of a World Cup with 64 teams. I think it is a great opportunity to do something that integrates the world, to make football reach more people and to have a completely different party,” said the leader.
The initiative plans to increase the number of participants from the 48 teams approved by FIFA for the 2026 World Cup, which will take place in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Alejandro Domínguez, president of Conmebol
In a press conference on the occasion of the final of the Copa Sudamericana in Asunción, Domínguez proposed “opening the debate and studying” his proposal for 2030, when 100 years will have passed since the first World Cup. “This cannot be left in the hands of 40 people, so it has to be open to debate by the entire world,” he added.
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Domínguez assured that FIFA and “the entire football family have to come together and have a completely different party” in 2030. “In 100 years we have to do special things, that’s why we believe it is the opportunity to do something different, for once it is to have a World Cup that integrates the world,” stressed the head of Conmebol. The 2030 competition will include matches in Montevideo, Buenos Aires and Asunción, to commemorate the first edition of the World Cup, which began on July 13, 1930 in Uruguay.
