FIFA: Blatter opposed to increasing the number of qualified teams for the World Cup

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"We play the World Cup with 32 teams and if we want to maintain the quality of the event, we can not increase that number," said Joseph Blatter, President of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), on his visit to Iran, on the 07/11/2013.

He was responding to the suggestion by Michel Platini, President of UEFA (Union of...

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