Turin, 10 March (LaPresse) – ‘It will be a success, it will be the first World Cup with 48 teams, 104 matches, sixteen cities and three countries. We are facing something huge. It is more than a tournament, more than a sporting competition, it is a social event that the world will stop to watch’. This is what FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in an interview with “As” when talking about the 2026 World Cup to be held this summer in the United States, Canada and Mexico. "It will be fantastic and phenomenal, there is unprecedented anticipation, in four weeks we have received over 500 million ticket requests. It's incredible,‘ he continued. ’We have almost seven million tickets, but 500 million is a figure never before seen in the history of FIFA or any other institution. We are holding back some tickets for the final stages of the tournament and for the last few days, all the stadiums will be full, it will be a total celebration." Infantino also spoke about the future of the Club World Cup won by Chelsea last year. ‘It was a success, and now we are talking to everyone to see how we can improve it. There is talk of 32 teams, but there could be more,’ he added. ‘We haven't decided where it will be played yet. We will take the time after the World Cup to see how we can improve it.’