"Multiple sources have told the Guardian however, that they have yet to gain the support of the other Conmebol members, who are concerned about the impact of World Cup expansion on their qualifying competition, the main source of revenue for many of the national associations. South American World Cup qualifying is currently an 18-game round-robin single-table competition, with all 10 countries playing each other home and away."
"Fifa president Gianni Infantino met representatives from Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina at Trump Tower in New York last month for the first formal discussions about a proposal that was first raised informally by the Uruguayan Football Association at a Fifa Council meeting last March. The delegation in New York was led by Conmbol president, Paraguayan Alejandro Dominguez, and also featured the Paraguay and Uruguay heads of state, as well as the presidents of their federations and Argentina's."
Conmebol members are divided over a proposal to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams, with seven of 10 expressing opposition. Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina are driving the plan and each received one match from Fifa at the centenary World Cup, which is scheduled to feature 48 teams before the remainder in Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Fifa president Gianni Infantino held formal talks with delegates led by Conmbol president Alejandro Dominguez, accompanied by Paraguay and Uruguay heads of state and the federations' presidents. Other members worry expansion will damage South American qualifying, an 18-game round-robin and major revenue source, amid evident regional competitiveness where Brazil finished fifth and Chile last in the recent cycle.
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