Expanding the World Cup to 48 teams will enhance North America's credentials in the 2026 bidding contest, CONCACAF hopes.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has unveiled plans to increase the number of teams at the tournament by 16, which would reduce the pool of countries with sufficient infrastructure to host the finals.
"From a 2026 perspective, pick a number [of finalists] and North American can handle it," Victor Montagliani, president of CONCACAF, told The Associated Press. "A CONCACAF bid would be strong regardless of what number we finally set on."
The World Cup was last staged in the CONCACAF region by the United States in 1994.