Dhaka, April 12 -- FIFA president Gianni Infantino praised the impact of expanded tournaments in the development of soccer around the world in a video message to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress on Saturday.

Speaking from the United States, host of this year's Club World Cup which will feature 32 teams in June and July instead of the previous seven, Infantino addressed the 46 member associations gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, AP reports.

"Opportunities to face opponents from different continents don't come along too often and that is something that we have been trying to change at FIFA," said Infantino, who has pushed for bigger and new tournaments since taking his position in 2016 in a bid to generate more revenue f...