Alejandro Dominguez, the president of South American soccer's ruling body CONMEBOL, made an official proposal on Thursday to expand the men’s 2030 World Cup to 64 teams. The proposal was first introduced last month by a delegate from Uruguay during an online meeting of FIFA's ruling council chaired by its president,

The head of South American football's governing body CONMEBOL called on FIFA to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 nations on Thursday in a one-off gesture as the tournament celebrates its 100th anniversary.

World Cup is already set to be the most sprawling edition with six host nations spread across three continents