Qatar 2022: FIFA President Infantino says has support for 48-team World Cup

Russia and sweltering Qatar won the rights to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups fair and square, after a generally clean and honest bidding

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, said a majority of national soccer federations were in favour of expanding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams. Infantino said a decision would be made by March, 2019 although it was still not clear whether an enlarged tournament would be feasible as it would

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