Spanish Football Federation President Luzan: The 2030 World Cup is expected to expand to 64 teams, and we are ready.

On July 14, Beijing time, Spanish Football Federation President Rafael Luzan discussed plans to expand the World Cup to 64 teams in a future interview with SER radio program "El Larguero".

Just days ago, FIFA President Gianni Infantino stated that the possibility of expanding the World Cup to 64 teams would be "reviewed and discussed in the relevant committee." One of Infantino's arguments for supporting expansion was: "If smaller countries are not given the opportunity to participate in the World Cup, they will lose the motivation to continue improving."

In an interview with Cadena SER, Spanish Football Federation President Rafael Luzan stated that the 2030 World Cup, co-hosted by Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, is expected to have 16 more participating teams.

Luzan stated, "This World Cup with 48 teams has been a perfect experience for everyone, and the influence of football has reached an additional 16 countries. Take Cape Verde for example... not to mention Curaçao..." He also revealed that he increasingly feels the feasibility of expanding the next World Cup to 64 teams is growing: "Initially, I might have been skeptical, but the reality is not so. After communicating with FIFA on this issue, I learned that this possibility is not entirely out of the question."

“The current rules allow the top two teams from each group to advance, along with a few of the best third-placed teams. But if we change the format, the top two teams from each group will advance directly. From this perspective, the change in the competition format is reasonable.” Finally, Luzan stated clearly: “Spain is ready to welcome a World Cup with 48 or 64 teams, whichever option is more suitable.”