There's a debate recently about whether it'd be good to have the World Cup every 2 years instead of every 4 years.
https://www.espn.com.sg/football/fi...d-cons-of-fifa-chief-arsene-wengers-blueprint
Why is this on the table?
But of course this is a sensitive issue. From what I've read a lot of the top coaches and players are against it.
What do you think?
https://www.espn.com.sg/football/fi...d-cons-of-fifa-chief-arsene-wengers-blueprint
Why is this on the table?
FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants bigger World Cups -- the 2026 finals in the United States, Mexico and Canada will be the first 48-nation tournament -- and he also wants the international game to reclaim some of the financial power, commercial impact and status of the club game.
Staging World Cups every two years, as well as continental championships in the intervening years, would ensure a fixed, annual slot in the football calendar for the international game to dominate the agenda.
There is also a view within FIFA that the four-year World Cup cycle is an outdated model, an anachronism in a world driven by social media and 24-hour news, and that younger audiences, and sponsors, want more high-quality events rather than having to wait four years for World Cups to come around.
And there are many nations, including Saudi Arabia, who want a shot at hosting a World Cup. Staging one every two years would enable FIFA to clear the backlog of nations including China, England, Morocco, Spain and Argentina who could otherwise be waiting for decades to stage a World Cup on home soil.
But of course this is a sensitive issue. From what I've read a lot of the top coaches and players are against it.
What do you think?