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[FIFA World Cup]Qatar 2022 to be played with 32 teams: FIFA

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May 23, 2019

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Lausanne: The 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar will be played with 32 teams after FIFA decided against a proposed expansion of the tournament to 48 sides, the world governing body announced on Wednesday.

World football's governing body said in a statement that "following a thorough and comprehensive consultation process with the involvement of all the relevant stakeholders, it was concluded that under the current circumstances such a proposal could not be made now".

"(The tournament) will therefore remain as originally planned with 32 teams and no proposal will be submitted at the next FIFA Congress on 5 June," FIFA added......


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