Football Soccer - Confederations Cup 2017 official draw - Kazan, Russia - 26/11/16. FIFA president Gianni Infantino delivers a speech. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
ZURICH (Reuters) - Europe's powerful football clubs have told soccer governing body FIFA that they are opposed to plans to expand the World Cup from its current 32 teams.
Gianni Infantino, the president of the FIFA Council, has said he wants to increase the quadrennial tournament to 48 teams from 2026 and the FIFA Council is expected to reach a decision at its next meeting in January.
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