FIFA oppose World Cup expansion


ZURICH: A majority of the members on FIFA's technical and football committees oppose a proposal to increase the number of teams taking part in the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany, FIFA said in a statement on Friday. 

The committees held a joint meeting at the headquarters of world soccer's governing body for the first time as FIFA's executive committee prepares to decide on Saturday whether the finals should be expanded to include 36 teams. 

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