Alejandro Domínguez
President of CONMEBOL, South America's football confederation.
Domínguez restated his case for a 64-team, three-continent 2030 World Cup on 21 July, an idea FIFA has not adopted; president Gianni Infantino said on 12 July only that it would be discussed in committee.
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Restated CONMEBOL's case for a 64-team 2030 World Cup
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Alejandro Domínguez has led CONMEBOL, South America's football confederation, since 2016. The role gives him a seat on the FIFA Council, football's global governing body, where confederation presidents help shape tournament formats and calendar decisions.
Domínguez has publicly pushed to expand the 2030 centenary World Cup to 64 teams played across three continents, restating the case again on 21 July 2026, but the proposal remains his own advocacy rather than agreed FIFA policy: Infantino said on 12 July only that it would be looked at and discussed in the relevant committees .
The 2030 tournament is already confirmed as a co-hosting between Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with centenary matches also played in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay, giving Domínguez's confederation a direct stake in how any expanded format would be staged.
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