The organisers of the 2022 Qatar World Cup said that "there will be no decision imposed" on the country to extend the tournament to 48 teams, reported France 24.

Anticipation is mounting ahead of the final decision, due to be announced in Paris at the beginning of June, whether to retain a 32-team format or expand it.

"(The) decision will be made between FIFA and Qatar," said Hassan al-Thawadi, the secretary general of Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy.

"In case a decision is made it will be due to our willingness and belief in the benefits of the increase. If we find that there is no benefit to it, or that the negatives are more than the positives, our decision will be to remain on 32 teams."

Expansion could mean FIFA seeking co-hosts in the region willing to support Qatar, a complicated proposition for Doha which is subject to an ongoing boycott by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and their allies.

"In case it is increased, (the feasibility study) favours expansion to other countries," said al-Thawadi.

"We are studying (it) in all seriousness and the decision will be next month and it will be final."

Talks between FIFA and Qatari organisers are ongoing, he added during a media briefing in Doha.

"I will leave the period of suspense until we announce it next month," said al-Thawadi.

On Friday training site project manager Ahmed al-Obaidly said that the 41 training sites required for a 32-team World Cup were ready and that any increase in participants would be addressed.

FIFA recommended in March that the number of teams should be raised to 48 for 2022, ahead of the planned 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.