Blatter wants end to 'heart-breaking' World Cup qualification playoffs

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has said that the World Cup qualification process should not involve playoffs, despite the drama that they provide.

According to FoxSports.com.au, his comments in a FIFA website interview were made before first-leg matches next week in four European playoffs, and two intercontinental playoffs.

Blatter has recently urged some FIFA confederations to seek more guaranteed entries in the 32-team World Cup at Europe's expense, the report said.

Blatter has suggested finding a solution where at the end of the qualification teams are in or out, and not this playoff, the report added.

UEFA President Michel Platini suggests a 40-team World Cup, as entry quotas shape up as an issue in the 2015 FIFA presidential election, according to the report.