Through the official website, Conmebol spoke out about the idea of holding a World Cup every two years. The highest body in South American football made an analysis with its entire technical team to be able to have logical arguments, and thus make known its clear position on this project that has FIFA in mind.
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According to CONMEBOL, making a World Cup every two years will distort the most important football tournament. Fans are accustomed to a maximum level of each selection after a long struggle to be in this contest.
“A World Cup every two years could denature the most important football competition on the planet, lowering its quality and undermining its exclusive character and its current standards of demand,” he said. indicates CONMEBOL in its statement.
To make matters worse, CONMEBOL admitted that he was in favor of holding a World Cup every two years, but after a respective analysis it was decided to support and defend the current format of the World Cup.
“While at some point CONMEBOL supported the project in question, technical analysis showed that it is highly unfeasible. Therefore, in the current conditions, it ratifies its support for the current World Cup model, with the its terms and classification mechanisms, to be considered consistent with the spirit that encouraged those who conceived and founded this competition “, concludes the statement.
This issue has generated a lot of controversy among journalists around the world and fans. Everyone wants the World Cup to continue in its current format and not have variants that break the line that has always been had in this sports party.
CONMEBOL press release on holding a World Cup every two years.
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