⚽ FIFA World Cup 2030: Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay ⚽

[*Ace*]

Personally however I am not entirely in favor of increasing the number of participants. I believe it could make the World Cup less compelling, especially during the group stage which would feature more weaker teams that are not particularly exciting to watch.

The increment of the number from  32 to 48 is not bad because they are trying to include those countries which have good football skill but because of the limited spots in the tournament, they have not been able to participate in the world cup but with the increase of the number they will be included. And the way I see at the tournament before, it was too short. Therefore with the 48 teams, the days will be increase too and those countries hosting the World Cup will make more money because of the long stay of rh fans in the country.

There's obviously a need for FIFA to adjust things based on the number of countries that would have slots for the World Cup come 2030 and hence increase the number of countries from what it normally is to now 48 teams that will participate in the World Cup competition come 2030, since it's a competition that happens once every 4 years, so it will be a wise thing to do. It also would boost revenue for countries that will be hosting this tournament going forward.

All this was done to let Italy play too 
The main reason, however, is simply this: more matches mean more people and more tickets, and more tickets mean higher box-office takings.
Having more nationalities present during the tournament brings a huge economic boost to the host nations as well, so I’m sure this is the main reason that prompted FIFA to take these decisions

[jakdanyel]

All this was done to let Italy play too 
The main reason, however, is simply this: more matches mean more people and more tickets, and more tickets mean higher box-office takings.
Having more nationalities present during the tournament brings a huge economic boost to the host nations as well, so I’m sure this is the main reason that prompted FIFA to take these decisions

But there should be a point to stop right? Just because there will be more money to be made they can't make it consist of hundreds of teams in the future. FIFA should consider the potential quality drop in the World Cup too!

64 teams is a really risky choice after just making it 48. What's the rush? Is it going to be like this all the time from now on? I guess we will see changes very often in the format of this tournament.

[Saltysugar99]

Personally however I am not entirely in favor of increasing the number of participants. I believe it could make the World Cup less compelling, especially during the group stage which would feature more weaker teams that are not particularly exciting to watch.

The increment of the number from  32 to 48 is not bad because they are trying to include those countries which have good football skill but because of the limited spots in the tournament, they have not been able to participate in the world cup but with the increase of the number they will be included. And the way I see at the tournament before, it was too short. Therefore with the 48 teams, the days will be increase too and those countries hosting the World Cup will make more money because of the long stay of rh fans in the country.

If there are more teams, the number of matches is also more. In that case, the FIFA World Cup takes a little longer to start and end. As a result, people are entertained and excited for many days. Apart from this, as you said, other teams get the opportunity to play. we have seen some new teams play very well. Like we never imagined before. And if there is such a competitive game, people's acceptance will also increase. The more countries can play, the more people in the country can watch football. As a result, good players can be seen from new teams. They can be given the opportunity to play at the club level. But if those good players did not get the opportunity to play the World Cup, then no one would even know who they are.

[Joeboy]

Personally however I am not entirely in favor of increasing the number of participants. I believe it could make the World Cup less compelling, especially during the group stage which would feature more weaker teams that are not particularly exciting to watch.

The increment of the number from  32 to 48 is not bad because they are trying to include those countries which have good football skill but because of the limited spots in the tournament, they have not been able to participate in the world cup but with the increase of the number they will be included. And the way I see at the tournament before, it was too short. Therefore with the 48 teams, the days will be increase too and those countries hosting the World Cup will make more money because of the long stay of rh fans in the country.

There's obviously a need for FIFA to adjust things based on the number of countries that would have slots for the World Cup come 2030 and hence increase the number of countries from what it normally is to now 48 teams that will participate in the World Cup competition come 2030, since it's a competition that happens once every 4 years, so it will be a wise thing to do. It also would boost revenue for countries that will be hosting this tournament going forward.

I know FIFA recently increased it to 48.. But even that 48 allocated slots is still even looking small for me...
World cup is the biggest football competition in the world, and so it truly supposed to accommodate a lot of well deserving countries from around the world, not just a few... This just concluded world cup felt so short even though it lasted for about a month and one week... That's where the need for creating more slot comes in... Since it is once in every four years it is played, the competition itself is supposed to last for 2 months and more, and to make this happen FIFA will need to allow more countries the opportunity to participate... If possible the slot should be increased from 48 to maybe 60 or so, I think this will make the competition much more competitive and unpredictable and more lovely to watch... Making this increment wouldn't take away the quality, as I know that is what most fans may be concerned about, infact it will even benefit everyone such as the fans, host nations, tourist, the participating countries and so on in their own different ways...
Though I know that making such an increment may affect players effectiveness as they will be start feeling exhausted from the matches, by that's is why there are substitutions... So if a player start feeling weak, he can easily be substituted from another who can easily pick up from where his teammate left...

[WatChe]

I know FIFA recently increased it to 48.. But even that 48 allocated slots is still even looking small for me...

There is a study in progress by FIFA to see impact of increasing number of participating teams to 64 in next world cup. If that happens then we will be able to see more countries from Asia and Africa in next world cup. Football is one of the most played game in the world and there are many people around the world who want to see their countries playing the mega event. If FIFA increased teams to 64 then biggest challenge for them is to select teams that have good standard of football otherwise initial stages of world cup will have one sided game.   

[sergiorus]

I know FIFA recently increased it to 48.. But even that 48 allocated slots is still even looking small for me...

There is a study in progress by FIFA to see impact of increasing number of participating teams to 64 in next world cup. If that happens then we will be able to see more countries from Asia and Africa in next world cup. Football is one of the most played game in the world and there are many people around the world who want to see their countries playing the mega event. If FIFA increased teams to 64 then biggest challenge for them is to select teams that have good standard of football otherwise initial stages of world cup will have one sided game.   

We don't need more teams from Africa and Asia, we need more from Europe as it is the continent with by far the strongest teams.

Teams like Italy and Poland cannot get qualified because there are not enough spots for all the strong teams whilst even relatively weak teams still qualify from Africa and especially from Asia - like why would Uzbekistan make it to the WC whilst Italy or Lewandowski's Poland not?

[*Ace*]

All this was done to let Italy play too 
The main reason, however, is simply this: more matches mean more people and more tickets, and more tickets mean higher box-office takings.
Having more nationalities present during the tournament brings a huge economic boost to the host nations as well, so I’m sure this is the main reason that prompted FIFA to take these decisions

But there should be a point to stop right? Just because there will be more money to be made they can't make it consist of hundreds of teams in the future. FIFA should consider the potential quality drop in the World Cup too!

64 teams is a really risky choice after just making it 48. What's the rush? Is it going to be like this all the time from now on? I guess we will see changes very often in the format of this tournament.

We may never see hundreds of teams, but I honestly feel a little differently about this aspect.
The competition is called the FIFA World Cup, but not all the teams in the world participate, and many nations will never have the chance to participate.
So why not increase the chances of having more or less all teams participate? That would be the right format for this competition.

[Cgrexp]

Personally however I am not entirely in favor of increasing the number of participants. I believe it could make the World Cup less compelling, especially during the group stage which would feature more weaker teams that are not particularly exciting to watch.

The increment of the number from  32 to 48 is not bad because they are trying to include those countries which have good football skill but because of the limited spots in the tournament, they have not been able to participate in the world cup but with the increase of the number they will be included. And the way I see at the tournament before, it was too short. Therefore with the 48 teams, the days will be increase too and those countries hosting the World Cup will make more money because of the long stay of rh fans in the country.

If there are more teams, the number of matches is also more. In that case, the FIFA World Cup takes a little longer to start and end. As a result, people are entertained and excited for many days. Apart from this, as you said, other teams get the opportunity to play. we have seen some new teams play very well. Like we never imagined before. And if there is such a competitive game, people's acceptance will also increase. The more countries can play, the more people in the country can watch football. As a result, good players can be seen from new teams. They can be given the opportunity to play at the club level. But if those good players did not get the opportunity to play the World Cup, then no one would even know who they are.

Yes, we can see Vozinha as a vivid example of this. If the Cape Verde national team had not played in the World Cup this year . the people of the country would never have found such an extraordinary goalkeeper. He played for the Chaves club in Portugal. And because of the end of his contract .  he was a free agent for about six months before the World Cup started. If he had not performed well in football or had not played in the World Cup .  it would have been difficult for him to find a new club now. He is currently officially signed by the best club in Chile, Colo-Colo. The World Cup is a huge stage for showcasing new and hidden talents to the whole world.

[ZAINmalik75]

Football is one of the most played game in the world and there are many people around the world who want to see their countries playing the mega event. If FIFA increased teams to 64 then biggest challenge for them is to select teams that have good standard of football otherwise initial stages of world cup will have one sided game.   

Well originally that's the idea proposed by uruguayan football president alonso at fifa meeting in order to wider the approach and set opportunity for more nation at world cup, no doubt that's a tough decision as it will have definitely compromise the tournament quality as well as excitement level early on, morever such decision can bring Logistics issues too as per 64 team it will exceed game number to around 128 which is twice per number matches compared to back in 2018 world cup Russia, while some major stakeholders like UEFA has really oppose such idea as well as European fans base, but Infantino seems to have some different plan