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UEFA's Čeferin calls 64-team men's World Cup plan 'a bad idea'

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin stated that expanding the men's 2030 World Cup to 64 teams is "a bad idea."
Ceferin expressed surprise at the proposal's origin from Uruguay, emphasizing that UEFA had no prior knowledge of it during the FIFA council.
Ceferin warned that the expansion could weaken the quality of play and devalue the qualifying program for many continents.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino generally supports competition expansion as a means to enhance revenue and promote global development in soccer.

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