Germany football federation (DFB) president Reinhard Grindel has said he is against enlarging the World Cup.
Grindel said in an interview published on the DFB website that FIFA proposals to enlarge the tournament from 32 teams to 40 or 48 "have considerable weaknesses that are also clearly shown in FIFA factsheets."
Grindel said: "At the DFB, we're fundamentally convinced that the tried-and-tested model of 32 participating nations should be held. The world championships were always tournaments that inspired -- why should that change?"
