With the World Cup already set to expand to 48 teams next summer, FIFA is considering an even bigger expansion to 64 countries for the 100th anniversary of the global spectacle in 2030.

With the idea receiving mixed reviews, FIFA leaders met with the heads of state from Uruguay and Paraguay in New York, as well as leaders from South America's CONMEBOL and the head of Argentina's football association.

"We want to call for unity, creativity, and believing big," CONMEBOL president Alejandro Dominguez said in a social media post. "Because when football is shared by everyone, the celebration is truly global."

The Uruguayan Football Association first presented the 64-team plan in March, according to the New York Times. The first World Cup took place in Uruguay in 1930. Among the primary conce

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