South American governing body for football Conmebol has put forward an official proposal to expand the Men’s 2030 World Cup to 64 teams.

The 2030 World Cup is being held across three continents for the first time and will be hosted by Spain, Morocco and Portugal.

This the opening matches are held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

The 2026 World Cup will be the first with 48 teams but Conmebol wants to expand further for 2030 to mark the competition’s 100-year anniversary.

The idea was first “spontaneously raised” at a FIFA council meeting in March by Uruguayan Football Federation President Ignacio Alonso.

FIFA’s 75th congress will be held in Paraguay on May 15, when Conmebol’s proposal could be discussed.

Should the proposal eventually be accepted, the 2030 edition would include 128 matches – up from the 64-game format played between 1998 and 2022.