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Published 13:57 31 Oct 2018 GMT

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has said that the expansion of the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams could be brought forward from 2026 to 2022.
The decision to increase the amount of teams has already been approved for the 2026 tournament, which will be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico, and it's looking like the same could happen for 2022. According to BBC, Infantino discussed the possibility at the opening of the Asian Football Confederation's new headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, saying: "If it is possible, why not? "We have to see if it is possible, if it is feasible. We are discussing with our Qatari friends, we are discussing with our many other friends in the region and we hope that this can happen. "And, if not, we will have tried. We will have tried because we always have to try to do things in a better way." More teams means we're more likely to qualify, so we'll book our flights now. FIFA are clearly quite busy at the moment, as not too long ago, reports suggested that they were planning a new annual Club World Cup, which would see 24-clubs compete in a 14-day tournament held every year.Explore more on these topics: