A True World Cup: 24 teams at England '66
Threadmarks: Prologue: Preventing a Boycott and the Expansion for the 1966 FIFA World Cup
A TRUE WORLD CUP
An Early World Cup Expansion
By QTXAdsy
Prior to qualification for the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, FIFA found itself in the middle of a controversy and a headache. In 1964, 31 African nations threatened to boycotted the tournament to protest a 1964 FIFA ruling that required...