The 2026 World Cup is set to be hosted by Mexico, Canada and the United States, and Infantino also revealed his preference for multi-nation bids hosted by a continent, as opposed to a single country.
"By hosting a global summit later this year, we will now have the opportunity to present one plan and to provide feedback to all our FIFA member associations." We will continue with the objective of reaching a consensus with solutions that work for everyone's benefit. "We need to look at sporting and economic merits, then we can have a reasoned discussion about World Cups and perhaps other competitions. "We have to see how we can approach the different opinions of different parties," Infantino told reporters on Wednesday. However, Infantino refused to commit to holding a vote on any of the proposals as he suggested the divisive plan would have to benefit all stakeholders. Speaking after a FIFA council meeting, president Infantino announced he would convene with football's governing bodies on December 20 to debate any potential football calendar reforms once again. Wenger's proposal would see a major tournament held every year, however, UEFA and CONMEBOL quickly retaliated, vocally opposing the plans and expressing scheduling concerns. Gianni Infantino hinted FIFA is prepared to dial back on plans for a biennial World Cup and says hosting its premier international tournament in a single nation is a "thing of the past".įIFA, led by chief of global football development Arsene Wenger, had been promoting the idea to change the World Cup format and proposed the tournament takes place every two years.
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