This was confirmed by President Alejandro Dominguez at the CONMEBOL Congress. The request is official: Alejandro Dominguez, president of CONMEBOL, made it clear in his opening speech at the Congress of the South American soccer confederation that he intends for the 2030 World Cup,

The head of South American football's governing body CONMEBOL called on FIFA to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 nations on Thursday in a one-off gesture as the tournament celebrates its 100th anniversary.

The president of South American soccer's ruling body CONMEBOL made an official proposal on Thursday to expand the men's 2030 World Cup from 32 teams to 64.