FIFA, through a presentation by Arsene Wenger, explained that its intention, in addition to organizing the World Cup every two years, is to reduce and group all qualifying matches for national teams into a single month.
Wenger, who serves as director of development at FIFA, explained that they want to “shape the football of tomorrow” and that they intend to revolutionize the current calendar as it is “outdated”.
“We do not want to increase the number of matches, we want to guarantee the rest of the players, that there are fewer trips, more important matches and more opportunities for footballers to shine, in addition to reducing the gap between the countries that have more opportunities and those that have less “Wenger said at the press conference after the match, held for two days in Doha (Qatar) by a group of ex-footballers and coaches who are part of FIFA’s consultancy for the future of men’s football.
The calendar is out of date. You have to organize it in a way that is efficient, grouping the international windows, instead of different stops, which are not practical. Regroup and play fewer qualifying matches, “he added.
Thus, FIFA’s strategy involves playing the World Cup in 2026, bringing together all confederation tournaments in 2027, and returning to the 2028 World Cup.
Thus, FIFA seeks to benefit the teams, avoiding having to release the players more frequently, and the federations, giving them more opportunities to host the World Cup. EFE (HN)