It's about to get a whole lot easier to qualify for the World Cup. FIFA on Thursday announced a plan for the proposed allocation of slots from its confederations for the expanded 48-team World Cup in 2026.The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football, which includes the United States, would get six automatic qualifiers under the new plan, up from its current three for the 32-team 2018 World Cup. To say that we want half the teams at the World Cup would look arrogant to me. "We feel that UEFA will be fairly represented with a total of 16 national associations competing in the new format of the World Cup," he said. In the event of co-hosts, FIFA said, the FIFA Council will decide how many teams will be granted automatic entry.

Source: Economic Times March 31, 2017 18:36 UTC