{"id":1392,"date":"2025-09-25T13:01:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportjournal.pictures\/press\/?p=1392"},"modified":"2025-09-25T13:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:07:36","slug":"fifas-cake-everyone-wants-a-slice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportjournal.pictures\/press\/2025\/09\/25\/fifas-cake-everyone-wants-a-slice\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 FIFA\u2019s Cake: Everyone Wants a Slice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FIFA has fired up the ovens of controversy once again: inside Trump Tower in New York<\/strong>, Gianni Infantino quietly baked an explosive recipe for the 2030 World Cup. The plan \u2014still half-baked\u2014 is to expand from 48 to 64 teams<\/strong>, doubling the party and multiplying the headaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The backdrop is symbolic: the presidents of Uruguay and Paraguay<\/strong> flew to Manhattan to demand that the centenary not be just a champagne toast, but a full banquet with entire groups staged in South America<\/strong>. One ceremonial match each, as agreed, tastes like crumbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfad Infantino, the pastry chef<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Infantino plays the star chef: offering extra slices for the small guests (the 211 federations with votes) and promising everyone a place at the table. But the price is steep: a XXL World Cup<\/strong> that horrifies Ceferin (UEFA)<\/strong> and Montagliani (Concacaf)<\/strong>, the guardians of European and North American football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Europe it looks like an indigestible binge, \u201cblatant expansionism<\/strong>\u201d that threatens to upset the Champions League\u2019s delicate balance. Concacaf already struggled to swallow the 48-team 2026 edition<\/strong>, and now rejects another oversized dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f A layered cake through history<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

World Cup history has always been an expanding cake<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • 1930: 13 teams (Uruguay baked the first edition).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1934-1978: 16 guests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1982: expanded to 24.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1998: rose to 32.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 2026: will be 48.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 2030: Infantino dreams of 64 candles blown at once.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    The excuse? The centenary. Conmebol\u2019s Dom\u00ednguez put it with humor: \u201cNot every birthday is the same. When I turned 50, my family threw me a very different party. And the 2030 World Cup shouldn\u2019t be just any little gathering.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfe\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddfe\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 South American front<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Uruguay and Paraguay are pressing hard, with presidents in tow. Argentina sent Chiqui Tapia<\/strong> instead, while President Milei watched from the political bleachers. The message is clear: if there\u2019s cake, they want a full group-stage slice<\/strong>, not just crumbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u26bd The political scoreboard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    With 211 federations voting one head, one vote<\/strong>, the math is tempting: more teams mean more nations celebrating, more revenue flowing\u2026 and more votes secured for Infantino.
    The problem? The cake can\u2019t expand forever: too many slices risk ruining the taste and making the tournament indigestible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \ud83c\udfac Curtain call with spice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    At Trump Tower, under golden mirrors and thick carpets, a giant World Cup was discussed. Europe chokes, South America insists, and FIFA grins. As always, the final recipe will be decided by Infantino, determined to turn the World Cup from a tournament into an all-you-can-eat buffet.<\/strong>

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