Sports FIFA keeps 32 teams for 2022 World Cup in Qatar, scrapping plans for expansion to 48 May 22, 2019 AP Comments Off on FIFA keeps 32 teams for 2022 World Cup in Qatar, scrapping plans for expansion to 48 FIFA scrapped plans to expand the 2022 Qatar World Cup to 48 nations, deciding to stick with 32 due to the political and logistical complexities.