FIFA vice-president Victor Montagliani believes an expanded World Cup is inevitable. Jung-ho Kang Jersey . World footballs governing body is considering expanding the World Cup to 48 teams and will make a decision by 2017, according to its president Gianni Infantino.The Italian suggested that 16 of those teams would go home after just one knockout match, and the remainder of the tournament would be played, as now, with a 32-team group stage, followed by a knockout phase. FIFA, which governs 211 nations, who all take part in World Cup qualifying, is expected to decide on the format for the 2026 tournament early next year.I think its obvious its not going to stay at 32 for 2026. I think its going to change, said Canadian Montagliani who was elected CONCACAF president earlier this year, following the disgraced Jeffrey Webb as leader of North American, Central American and Caribbean football.If we listened to traditionalists wed still have a 16-team World Cup. And there is a balance. You dont want 211 countries in a World Cup either.But the reality is that the World Cup is such a strong brand and inspires a lot of hope and inspiration in countries.For them just to dream about it, never mind get a piece of it, provides a lot of groundswell in those countries to promote the game.I think its an opportunity and I think the presidents right to really look at it.Should it expand? I think the answer is probably yes. I think now is, Whats the format? FIFA vice-president Victor Montagliani expects World Cup format to change Montagliani also suggested football might still be blighted by corruption if Russia and Qatar had not been chosen to host the next two World Cups.Russia will host the next tournament in 2018 and Qatar the 2022 event, with both nations winning the right in a controversial vote almost six years ago.Since the December 2010 awarding, corruption has been exposed in the global game, with then-FIFA president Sepp Blatter among those now banned.Montagliani, speaking at the Leaders in Sport conference in London, said: If Russia and Qatar wouldnt have got these World Cups, would we be in this situation now with an opportunity to clean the game? Russia will host the 2018 World Cup I think that was the starting point and the tipping point for certain things to happen. If England and the US had got the World Cup, maybe we wouldve had status quo.Im just wondering if the authorities that have stepped up their involvement in the game wouldve done that if the choices had been a bit different.Maybe the best thing that happened in football was Russia and Qatar. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for ￡6.99. No contract. CONCACAF has struggled with corruption perhaps more than any other of FIFAs six confederations, with Montagliani seeking to address the troubles and the image with the appointment of a first chief compliance officer and a potential re-naming of the organisation.No longer can a president or anyone else do things on a wink and a nod, Montagliani said.Right now [re-naming CONCACAF] is an idea. Were looking at it.As an organisation you always have to look to change. 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"Obviously Im trying to throw strikes," Lee said. "I made a couple mistakes. The first double was, for sure, a mistake. I tried to throw a backdoor cutter and it ended up right down the middle." "And then Bautista, I just missed on the pitch before and tried to throw the same pitch. It wasnt a bad one, its just you get into a 2-2 count with him in that situation is not where you want to be. He put a good swing on it." Philadelphias offence was powered by a pair of home runs from bench hopefuls: Darin Ruf hit a two-run shot in the third and John Mayberry Jr. had a solo drive in the sixth. Blue Jays starter R.A. Dickey allowed one unearned run in two innings. He gave up two hits, two walks and struck out two. STARTING TIME Phillies: Lee gave up doubles to two of the first three batters he faced, then stopped the Blue Jays. He is the odds-on favourite to start on opening day March 31 at Texas. Blue Jays: Dickey got through an uneasy first inning to feel good about his spring debut. 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Outside of the one passed ball, I felt like he handled it pretty well." TRAINERS ROOM Philadelphia right-handed reliever Mike Adams threw off the mound for the first time since undergoing shoulder surgery on July 31. He was limited to 28 games in his first season after signing a two-year, $12 million free agent deal with the Phillies. The veteran setup reliever hopes to join the Phillies bullpen at some point in April. "It went good -- really good," he said. "It was probably an 85 per cent bullpen or so. I wasnt trying to let loose right off the bat. I was trying to get a good feel for throwing off the slope again." Philadelphia right-hander Ethan Martin, who entered camp competing for the fifth starters job, left after facing four batters in the fifth inning with shoulder discomfort. Hell be examined by the team medical staff on Friday morning. "He was pain-free pitching, but the ball just wasnt coming out, throwing 85 miles per hour," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said. 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