Possible expansion to 48 teams from 2026 world Cup.
FIFA discussing options for future world cups, and these are some:
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There are four options for the 2026 tournament:
Keep the existing 32-team structure;
Expand to 40 teams (eight groups of five);
Expand to 40 teams (10 groups of four);
Expand to 48 teams (16 seeds joined by 32 winners of a play-off round).
I definitely don't like the last one anyway - if you get the finals you should get into a group without needing a playoff first.
I didn't think that the addition of extra teams in Euro 2016 really lowered the standard of football that much - if anything it was the group format which made for some poor games.
But mostly, I'd say it's fine as it is.