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FIFA president Gianni Infantino pledges two more Africa World Cup places

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Africa will get an additional two World Cup finals places should the tournament be expanded to 40 teams from 2026, according to FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has pledged to give Africa an additional two World Cup finals places should the tournament be expanded to 40 teams from 2026.

The Swiss-Italian proposed the expansion from 32 teams before he was elected by world football's governing body in February, with Africa currently allocated five World Cup places.

"My proposal has been 40 teams and if that happens then my proposal has been to have at least two extra places for African teams," Infantino told reporters on Tuesday.

The move would not come into effect until 2026, with the format of 32 teams already confirmed for Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022.

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