THE joint Asean bid, which sees Malaysia as a key player for the 2034 World Cup hosting job, has got a timely thumbs up from Fifa president Gianni Infantino. “After some decades of discussions between all the Asean countries, finally, we found the one topic that unites everyone. In retrospect, when Qatar announced their bid to be the 2022 World Cup host 10 years ago, few people took them seriously. In fact, the 2026 World Cup will be jointly organised by Canada, the United States and Mexico. From 2026, the World Cup will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams.

Source: New Strait Times November 04, 2019 01:52 UTC