He was not talking: the FIFA insist in the last hours with your idea of one World Cup of majors every two years and, of the hand of the impeller of the idea, Arsene Wenger, added allies to its cause.
Wenger has officially launched a master plan in Doha that he believes will reduce stress on players, improve the quality of the show and reduce the number of international football games to develop the game globally.
FIFA, driven by the support of most of the non-European world, is trying to finalize its idea by the end of the year, although it is likely that the final vote of the 211 member associations will not be before May.
To try to convince the unbelievers, Wenger invited the Brazilian Ronaldo, the Australian Tim Cahill and Peter Schmeichel to his event to promote a big tournament every summer, from 2026, which will be played in the even years, while the Continental tournaments such as the Euro and the Copa America would be in the odds.
Wenger wants to end the current qualifying process for up to 18 games in South America and reduce it to a single six- or seven-game tournament each October, or the same number of games split between October and March, with the which would cut thousands of miles traveled by players over a four-year period, while the playoffs would become “more significant” and result in players playing fewer games in total.
“The most frequent World Cups mean more opportunities for countries to participate. Great players want to play great games. Every player dreams of playing in the best competitions. And it is the repeated trips of the current calendar that are more harmful than the amount of games, “Wenger said.
The curiosity is that UEFA and CONMEBOL, the blocs of economic power and talent, could boycott the initiative, as Alexander Ceferin suggested.