"We have decided to reorganize the international match calendar because 166 countries have asked us to organize the World Cup every two years. Let's see if we can change or not because we are in a democracy, but I am convinced that my plan is the right one".
This was stated by FIFA's head of world football development Arsene Wenger on the sidelines of the presentation in Qatar of the 'Football of tomorrow' program, a project designed by the Technical Advisory Group to revisit the international calendar from 2024 onwards.
"Our mission is to improve the quality of competition at world level - explains the former Arsenal manager from Doha -. One of the main concerns is the number of games, we play too much. We want games that have a greater meaning," we want to focus on quality and not quantity. Fewer matches, fewer competitions and our plan includes fewer stop and go for the national teams, one or two windows for qualifying, fewer trips and more rest for the players. "