Mohammed Khalfan Al-Romaithi, a candidate for the Asian Football Confederation presidency, said Monday he supports an expanded 48-team field for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Speaking to Kyodo News in Tokyo, Al-Romaithi of the United Arab Emirates said that if he wins the April election he would happily support FIFA President Gianni Infantino's proposal to increase the number of teams at the next World Cup from 32 to 48.
"I would like an expansion," he said. "I would be very happy, because this would give us eight slots and give us more chance to show ourselves to the world at the World Cup."