SYDNEY — FIFA president Gianni Infantino hit back at critics and took a victory lap at the FIFA Women’s Football Convention Friday, saying that expanding the Women’s World Cup has turned out to be a success and “FIFA was right” to do so.
The tournament had 24 teams competing in its previous edition in 2019 in France, but this edition in Australia and New Zealand expanded to 32 teams. Two teams remain, England and Spain, who will play in the final Sunday.
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“We decided to increase the number of participating teams in the World Cup from 24 in France to 32 now,” Infantino said in his opening remarks of the convention. “I remember when we decided to do that, of course, the usual critics — which are less…
