ROISSY, France -- After campaigning for a 40-team World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino is now leaning toward an even bigger expansion to 48.
"I like 48 because it gives a particular flavor, but I'm still really torn," Infantino said Wednesday after meetings outside Paris.
Infantino said he is also warming to the introduction of video replays to prevent refereeing errors.
Initial live tests during two friendly matches this year overcame his skepticism about the technology, he said. He hopes replays will be available for the 2018 World Cup, arguing that it is "paradoxical" that television audiences and spectators with mobile phones can now immediately see replays but referees can't.