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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Flo Clifford

Concacaf president joins chorus opposing 2030 World Cup expansion to 64 teams

Opposition is growing to the idea of expanding the World Cup to 64 teams - (Getty)

The controversial proposal to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams has been criticised by several continental federations, with both the Concacaf and Asian Football Confederation presidents opposing the move.

South American governing body Conmebol formally proposed the expansion last week, lending momentum to an idea that was initially suggested at a Fifa council meeting last month by Ignacio Alonso, the president of the Uruguayan Football Association.

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