By AFPMore by this AuthorKUWAIT CITYFifa president Gianni Infantino met Kuwait's emir Sunday, state media said, amid reports the Gulf state is in talks to host matches to support Qatar during the 2022 World Cup. Infantino also met with the speaker of Kuwait's National Assembly, Marzuk al-Ghanem, and officials of the national football federation, KUNA said. While no details of the visit were made public, local media has reported that Infantino's hope is to convince Kuwait to host some matches if the 2022 Qatar World Cup is expanded. A final decision on the Qatar proposal, strongly supported by Infantino, is expected at a Fifa meeting in Paris in June. The increase in the number of teams would automatically raise the number of both games and fans, presenting new logistical challenges to Qatar.

Source: Daily Nation April 14, 2019 17:03 UTC