UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin dismissed the proposal as a "bad idea" earlier in April after it was raised at a FIFA Council meeting.

An official proposal to expand the men's 2030 World Cup to 64 teams has been put forward by South American governing body Conmebol. The tournament will be hosted by Spain, Morocco and Portugal, after the opening matches are held in Argentina,

Soccer's South American governing body, CONMEBOL, officially proposed a 64-team field for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, according to the Associated Press (via ESPN) on Thursday. The 2030 tournament figures to be a unique one for a number of reasons;