China vs Spain Worst World Cup Match Ever? But 1.4 billion people are excited! Let's talk about expanding participation in 64 countries. We can go, too

Sep 25, 2025

China vs Spain Worst World Cup Match Ever? But 1.4 billion people are excited! Let's talk about expanding participation in 64 countries. We can go, too
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China vs Spain Worst World Cup Match Ever? But 1.4 billion people are excited! Let's talk about expanding participation in 64 countries. We can go, too
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Does he want China to go to the World Cup finals. Plans were discussed to increase the number of countries that advanced to the World Cup finals.

China's Sohu Dotcom said on the 24th (Korea time) 'Will the number of participating countries expand to 64 at the 2030 World Cup? If so, China's chances of advancing to the World Cup finals will increase,' he reported.

FIFA is currently considering 64 countries, not 48 countries, to participate in the 2030 World Cup finals. It seemed to be canceled due to some opposition, including Europe, as a matter discussed since the beginning of this year, but discussions began again. FIFA President Gianni Infantino held a meeting on the agenda in the United States on the 23rd. I met with CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez and the presidents of three South American countries to discuss this.




China vs Spain Worst World Cup Match Ever? But 1.4 billion people are excited! Let's talk about expanding participation in 64 countries. We can go, too
AFP Yonhap News
The 2030 World Cup has already been decided. Spain, Portugal and Morocco have been selected as co-hosts, while Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay have been designated as hosts of the 100th anniversary of the World Cup and will play the opening game in their own country. Considering the symbolism of the 100th anniversary of the tournament, FIFA has begun to consider increasing the number of World Cup participants to 64.

Along with the news, the Chinese media paid attention to it. Sohu Dotcom discussed expanding the number of participating countries in the 2030 World Cup to 64 countries. Many fans may think the World Cup expansion is pointless, too big, and there are too many underdog teams. However, Italy was eliminated for the second time in a row at the 32-nation World Cup. In 2022, all four major powers - China, Russia, the United States, and Italy - were eliminated. China could seek to advance to the 2030 World Cup finals, he said.

China vs Spain Worst World Cup Match Ever? But 1.4 billion people are excited! Let's talk about expanding participation in 64 countries. We can go, too
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China was also eliminated from the third Asian qualifying round in 2026, when the number of countries that advanced to the finals increased to 48. Despite the increased number of tickets to the World Cup, they could not overcome even the Asian stage, continuing the humiliating history of failing to advance to the World Cup finals for six consecutive times since the 2002 World Cup between Korea and Japan. Even the fourth-place challenge, which can be expected to lead to the fourth qualifying round of the World Cup, has failed, continuing only the worst performance.




The Chinese media also responded to this by 'In order for China to successfully advance to the World Cup, FIFA seems to have to provide 20 tickets to Asia. Eight and 14 chapters are not enough. If you give me 20 tickets, I'm 100% sure you're going to advance to the tournament,' he mocked.

Will China be able to participate if the number of participating countries increases to 64 countries. It's hard to guarantee. China, ranked 94th in FIFA rankings, is currently 14th in Asia. If the number increases to 64 countries, the number of tickets allocated to Asia is expected to increase to 12.5. This means that for China, even this can only be possible if it shows a performance above the ranking.

Nevertheless, the Chinese media raised expectations. Sohu said that if the number increases to 64 countries, the Chinese national team's chances of advancing to the finals could exceed 90%. It is not known whether it will be a World Cup reform plan for China's participation, but it seems clear that the expectations of 1.4 billion Chinese fans will grow.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.