FIFA is seeking an independent agency to assess the expansion of the men's World Cup to 64 teams, according to documents seen by the Press Association. The timeline on the documents said FIFA would receive agency proposals by August 7, with a FIFA decision on August 14. FIFA wants the agency it appoints to "test market appetite and system-wide consequences of this movement, including commercial spaces and risk of saturation". AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement"The moment external investors acquire ownership interests in FIFA competitions, football changes forever," UEFA said. The Press Association is seeking to ascertain whether confederations were aware of the World Cup expansion brief, which is it believed was sent to agencies on Thursday.