{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreifakib5oyclfkjfbh3gcj3kclwxa3pujqb2v3fopdiycjxkiniqxa",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:srhgysnbxrprnpjea564ksus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmis3c4ifdk2"
  },
  "path": "/global/2026/05/23/world-cup-a-crazy-idea/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T00:37:55.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
  "tags": [
    "Global",
    "football",
    "World Cup 2026",
    "Alaa Shamali"
  ],
  "textContent": "Global football is moving toward a new phase of organisational debate, as the proposal to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams has resurfaced in discussions within the FIFA, a development that reflects a broadening scope of thinking about the future of the world’s most-watched tournament. According to AS newspaper, the idea, which originated […]\n\nBy Alaa Shamali",
  "title": "FIFA  has a ‘crazy’ idea for the 2030 World Cup"
}