FIFA president Gianni Infantino has put forward a proposal for a 48-team World Cup during a speech at a Colombian university.
Future World Cups could see 48 teams progress from the qualifying campaigns if plans suggested by FIFA president Gianni Infantino are approved.
Part of Infantino's manifesto when he ran for election earlier this year was to expand the competition from 32 to 40 teams, but his latest comments have hinted at an even bigger competition.
The 46-year-old had vowed to give "eight additional countries the opportunity to participate" in football's global showpiece, and was impressed with the expanded European Championship in 2016.