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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

How a 64-team World Cup could transform soccer's economics

DALLAS - The first 48-team World Cup has barely finished, but Gianni Infantino has already acknowledged the possibility that soccer's biggest tournament could one day grow larger still, ​a move that could fundamentally alter the economics of the sport.

Speaking to ​Swiss television during the tournament, the FIFA president said a 64-team World Cup was among the ideas that could be examined once the ​finals were over, reopening debate over how large the game's showpiece event can realistically become.

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