体坛英语资讯：2022 World Cup to keep 32-team format, says FIFA
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 22-- <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="shrugged">shrugged</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="from">from</span> 32 <span word="to">to</span> 48 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> 2022.</p><p>"<span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="consultation">consultation</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="stakeholders">stakeholders</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="now">now</span>," <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> "<span word="have">have</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="explored">explored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feasibility">feasibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="a">a</span> 48-<span word="team">team</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="lowering">lowering</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span>."</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="respect">respect</span>, <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="logistical">logistical</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="June">June</span>," <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="option">option</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> 2022 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="with">with</span> 32 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 5," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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