UEFA has urged FIFA to stop pushing its plan for a two-year World Cup and instead to engage in “genuine consultation” about reform of the international match calendar
FIFA is currently conducting a feasibility study into holding the tournament on a biennial basis.
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The proposal would signify a switch from the current four-yearly cycle. But FIFA has made no secret of its desire to switch to such a format.
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It follows Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s head of Global Football Development, says he was “100 percent convinced” to the switch.