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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has recently unveiled plans to increased the World Cup from 40 to 48 teams. Back in 1986, in WSC 3, even 24 was deemed too many
Events will be held on issues including the participation and representation of women, homophobia and the involvement of ethnic minorities
Another major international tournament has been and gone, which means it’s time for you to have your say on the state of the game in the 2016 WSC Survey – and maybe win a WSC T-shirt. Who put in the best underdog performance at Euro 2016? Who do you trust to run football? What would you change about WSC? We promise we read all your responses, so don’t hold back. As ever we’re grateful for your participation and it should take you about ten minutes.
While the tournament was not an unqualified success, Zambia’s continental title win was poignant and triumphant in ways that could have never have been expected, writes Paul Giess
With so many of Africa’s major footballing nations not qualifying for this year’s Cup of Nations, the big story of the group stages was the unexpected success of co-hosts Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Both qualified for the knockout rounds with a game to spare and both did it in dramatic style.