(10 Jan 2017, 8:19 pm)Michael wrote Not local football but world.

FIFA council agrees to expand World Cup to 48 countries from 2026

Looks like it will be set up like...


The tournament will open with a group stage consisting of 16 groups of 3 teams, with the top 2 teams progressing from each group to a knockout tournament starting with a round of 32 teams. 

The number of games played overall will increase from 64 to 80, but the number of games played by finalists remains at 7, the same as with 32 teams, except that one group match will be replaced by a knockout match.

World Cup: Fifa to expand competition to 48 teams after vote - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38565246

http://www.skysports.com/share/10723865

It's all about the money...

That was always going to happen...

The African FA's made it happen

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