Chinese soccer blaming itself on rumors of expansion of 64 teams participating in the World Cup..."It's more likely that the host country will automatically participate."
Chinese soccer blaming itself on rumors of expansion of 64 teams participating in the World Cup..."It's more likely that the host country will automatically participate."
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FIFA is expected to significantly expand the number of countries participating in the World Cup finals once again.
"FIFA is considering having 64 teams participate in the 2030 World Cup. To mark the 100th anniversary of the 2030 World Cup, 64 teams are considering participating," Sky Sports said on Sunday. "The 2030 World Cup will be held in six countries across three continents, and plans are underway."
Regarding the possibility of 64 teams participating in the 2030 World Cup, a FIFA spokesman said, "The idea was recognized because it was proposed by one of the FIFA board members and FIFA is obligated to analyze all proposals."
The 2026 North-China World Cup will feature 48 teams, with 16 more teams advancing to the World Cup finals compared to the existing World Cup. 8.5 tickets have been allocated for the Asian region to the 2026 North-China World Cup finals. If the number of participating countries in the 2030 World Cup increases to 64, the number of tickets to the World Cup finals that will be allocated to the Asian region will also increase once again. Some say that FIFA is pushing to expand the number of teams that will participate in the World Cup finals in order to attract China, which possesses enormous market value.
China's Sohu Dotcom said on the 8th, "18 teams are competing for 8.5 tickets in the final qualifying round for the North-China-US World Cup, but the World Cup qualifying round is not easy for China. If the number of participating countries expands to 64 teams at the 2030 World Cup, the number of participants in Asia is expected to increase to 12.5. In the case of China, the difficulty of qualifying for the World Cup is expected to decrease significantly," but added, "Many fans believe that China is more likely to win the right to play as a World Cup host than to expand the number of participating countries."
Sohu said, "Many countries where football has not developed will increase their chances of advancing to the World Cup finals by expanding the number of countries that participate in the World Cup finals. For soccer powerhouses, qualifying does not mean much and may be a waste of time. Seven out of 10 South American teams can advance to the World Cup finals in 2026 World Cup," adding, "If the number of countries participating in the World Cup is expanded to 64 countries, the schedule of the tournament can be extended to two months and the host country's stadium, transportation, and lodging will be more burdensome. It can add to players' fatigue and if a low-level team participates, the level of competition will be lowered."
The media outlet said, "China has failed to advance to the World Cup finals for five consecutive times since its first appearance at the World Cup finals in 2002. China's soccer is ranked 16th to 18th in Asia. Based on its overall history, Chinese soccer is only in the middle of Asia. Even if the number of countries that participate in the World Cup finals is expanded and Asia is given 12 tickets, China will not be able to advance to the finals," adding, "The level of Asian soccer is rapidly developing. No one can say at what level Chinese soccer will be at in 2030. Strong teams such as Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Australia are changing to European style, and many players are playing for top European clubs. In Chinese soccer, no player advances to the five major leagues in Europe. Some of them are just playing in the lower European leagues." 카지노사이트
While advancing dramatically to the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup, China recorded two wins and four losses (six points) in Group C, ranking bottom of the group behind Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain (six points or more) in goal difference. China is aiming to play in the World Cup finals for the first time in 24 years since the 2002 World Cup Korea-Japan at the 2026 North-China World Cup.