FIFA president Gianni Infantino has proposed expanding the World Cup finals to a 48 team tournament ‑ a larger number than his election promise.
The Italian suggested 16 of those teams would be eliminated after one knockout match - before the group stages.
The rest of the tournament would be the same as it is now, with 32 teams competing in group stages followed by knockout rounds.
One of his election promises was to expand the finals to 40 teams.
Infantino said a decision would be taken by the governing body's council in January.
Source: BBC
