“A proposal to analyze a 64-team FIFA World Cup to celebrate the centenary of the FIFA World Cup in 2030 was spontaneously raised by a FIFA Council member in the ‘miscellaneous’ agenda item near the end of the FIFA Council meeting held on March 5, 2025,” a FIFA spokesperson told Reuters.

FIFA is looking at a surprise proposal from South American soccer to expand the men's 2030 World Cup to 64 teams — double the size of the 2022 edition in Qatar.

FIFA is reportedly considering the idea of a one-off, 64-team World Cup in 2030 to commemorate the centenary of the tournament, which would mark the second consecutive expansion of the tournament. The idea was introduced towards the end of a recent FIFA meeting by Ignacio Alonso,

For the first time in FIFA World Cup history, the 2026 tournament final will feature a Super Bowl-style halftime show, bringing an expanded entertainment element to soccer's biggest event. The move marks a departure from the long-standing tradition of keeping the final match focused solely on the game.

The FIFA World Cup final will have a halftime show for the first time in history when it comes to New Jersey's MetLife Stadium in 2026.

Next year, the FIFA World Cup is coming back to America. And the final match will be embracing an American tradition. For the first time ever, the game will include a Super Bowl-style halftime show. The list of artists for the halftime show for the match to be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will be curated by Coldplay.