体坛英语资讯：FIFA agrees to work with Qatar on 48-team World Cup in 2022
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 15-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2022 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="roster">roster</span> <span word="from">from</span> 32 <span word="to">to</span> 48 <span word="teams">teams</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="feasibility">feasibility</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="from">from</span> 32 <span word="to">to</span> 48 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2022 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Miami">Miami</span>, <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="to">to</span> 48 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="feasible">feasible</span>, <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="neighbouring">neighbouring</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> "<span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="analyse">analyse</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="meets">meets</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 69<span word="th">th</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 5, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="viable">viable</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="importantly">importantly</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="a">a</span> 32-<span word="team">team</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2022 <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> 2022 <span word="organising">organising</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Zurich">Zurich</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 10, 2017, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="unanimously">unanimously</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> 48-<span word="team">team</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2026 <span word="edition">edition</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>, 2018, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2026 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p>
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