Luis Suarez of Uruguay celebrates after scoring the team's second goal during the CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 third place match between Uruguay

Paranair's new service is in line with Uruguay's newly signed open skies agreements with Argentina, Chile and Paraguay. A similar deal is being brokered with Brazil, the official also pointed out.

FIFA is looking at a surprise proposal from South American soccer to expand the men's 2030 World Cup to 64 teams.

FIFA is reportedly considering the idea of a one-off, 64-team World Cup in 2030 to commemorate the centenary of the tournament, which would mark the second consecutive expansion of the tournament.

“A proposal to analyze a 64-team FIFA World Cup to celebrate the centenary of the FIFA World Cup in 2030 was spontaneously raised by a FIFA Council member in the ‘miscellaneous’ agenda item near the end of the FIFA Council meeting held on March 5, 2025,” a FIFA spokesperson told Reuters.

Soccer's governing body will review a proposal to expand the World Cup to 64 teams to mark the centenary of the sport's marquee event.

Yamandú Orsi, a telegenic left-leaning former mayor and history teacher, has taken office as Uruguay’s new president.

If FIFA were to adopt the proposal for temporary expansion, the men's World Cup would double in size from 2022 to 2030.

Football governing body FIFA is analysing a proposal to increase the number of teams in the 2030 World Cup to 64 for a one-off expansion to mark the centenary of the competition, the federation told dpa on Thursday.

FIFA is considering expanding the 2030 World Cup from 48 to 64 teams as a one-off to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the prestigious tournament, according to The Times.A representative of