Fifa continues to push for the support of national federations and football clubs on the idea of a biennial World Cup.
On December 20, a summit will be held by videoconference with representatives of many countries “
to discuss the future of football after having been informed in detail of the consultation process underway on the subject.
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The governing body of world football, which launched from May 2021 a feasibility study on the holding of the competition every two years, "
listens to all opinions in an inclusive and exhaustive consultation process
", assures its president Gianni Infantino, quoted in the press release.
The Italian leader does not seem short of arguments to tip the most skeptical into his camp.
Thus, during a meeting to which the media were not invited but whose content was revealed by the Associated Press, the big boss of football on a global scale relayed a proposal that Tiago slipped to him. Craveiro, the secretary general of the Portuguese Federation and who seems to have seduced him: to organize a World Cup every two years ... but with different teams.
Or how to empty a little more of its substance an event awaited by all lovers of the round ball.
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Some teams would therefore not be authorized to compete twice in a row in this event, the contours of which have yet to be defined.
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We need more participations and maybe there is a way to do it by having two World Cups, but not with the same participating teams.
This is something that the technicians will study, but it is certainly something that we must examine
”, slipped Gianni Infantino determined to go through with his approach.
