The decision to expand the 2026 World Cup to 48 teams was taken in 2017 following a unanimous vote at a Fifa congress. Fifa's 75th congress will be held in Paraguay on 15 May, when Conmebol's proposal could be discussed. If the proposal is accepted, the 2030 edition would consist of 128 matches, double the number played under the 64-game format used from 1998 and 2022. In March, Ceferin described the proposal as a "bad idea" while AFC president Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa said it would cause "chaos". "If the issue remains open to change, then the door will not only be open to expanding the tournament to 64 teams," said Salman. "But someone might come along and demand raising the number to 132 teams. Where would we end up then? It would become chaos."