The European Club Association (ECA) has reaffirmed its stance against FIFA approving plans for the World Cup to be expanded to 48 teams for the 2026 finals.
On Tuesday, world football's governing body confirmed that the proposals had been given the go ahead, with the tournament set to be increased from the 32 countries who will take part in 2018 and 2022, using a format of 16 groups of three teams.
Last month, the ECA - of which the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester United are all members - expressed its opposition to the plans.