Infantino opens door to 64-team World Cup

"That's definitely an issue that will be examined and discussed in the relevant committees after this World Cup."

— Gianni Infantino , Executive

"the suggestion 'doesn't feel right' and he believes the expansion would damage 'the broader football ecosystem'."

— Victor Montagliani , Executive

"it is a 'bad idea' for both the tournament itself and the qualifying process."

— Aleksander Ceferin , Executive

"further expansion would bring 'chaos'."

— Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa , Executive

"the United States could consider making a bid to host the 2038 World Cup and would be able to 'handle it' if expanded to 64 teams."

— Andrew Giuliani , Politician