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Report: FIFA asked to expand World Cup to 48 teams in 2022
COMMERCE CITY, CO - JUNE 08: Christian Pulisic #10 of the U.S. National Team celebrates scoring a goal against Trinidad & Tabago in the second half during the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on June 8, 2017 in Commerce City, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
FIFA has been asked by the governing body of South American soccer to expand the World Cup to 48 teams for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
Currently, the number of teams able to qualify for the World Cup stands at 32.
More information to come as the story develops.
BREAKING: The governing body of South American soccer has asked FIFA to expand the World Cup to 48 teams for the 2022 tournament in Qatar.
— AP Sports (@AP_Sports) April 12, 2018
