That would be in line with the expansion of the participating teams in the tournament from thirty-two to forty-eight.
In addition to the direct qualifiers, a tenth African nation will be one of six teams from around the globe that will play-off for two places at the finals.
The expansion of the World Cup is meant to be a way of redressing the balance of how the continental bodies are represented.
But it also means that more than half of the nations in South America would play at the World Cup finals.
The allocation of places at the 2026 World Cup would be submitted for ratification by the FIFA Council when they meet in Bahrain on 9th May this year.
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