MIAMI: Qatari officials will meet with FIFA's leadership in Miami on Friday as world football's governing body discusses the possibility of expanding the 2022 World Cup and adding new host nations.
Speaking to BeInSport on Saturday, Nasser Al-Khater, the CEO of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, said any decision over changes would have to be made jointly by FIFA and the local organisers. That means that European club leagues will be forced to rearrange their competitions in order to break during the Nov. 21-Dec. 18 tournament. Those dates would likely be stretched further with the addition of an extra 16 teams.
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