Wenger demands the World Cup every two years.. a new system in 2028
Arsene Wenger, director of development at the International Football Association (FIFA), suggested holding the World Cup every two years, in an interview with the specialized French newspaper, L'Equipe, published on Friday.
And the former Arsenal coach said: "The principle will be the qualifiers pool, every year and at the end of the year (setting up) a major tournament, the World Cup or a continental tournament. Between the two qualifiers windows, the player will remain in his club throughout the year."
And Wenger, 71, added, "There should be less diversity in the calendar between the periods of clubs and those for national teams, and thus reduce travel between continents for players, for example," explaining this by applying a single international window system, for example in October, with matches Less in the playoffs.
He promised,For the players, there will be no more matches and there will be a mandatory rest period after the finals, with a minimum of 25 days, on my mind."
The new system is expected to enter into force “starting from 2028”, two years after the end of the 2026 World Cup, Wenger emphasized, stressing that “there is no financial intention behind the idea, especially since FIFA redistributes the money to all national federations in the world.” world for the development of football in the country.
He concluded, expressing his hope that the decision will be taken next December, "it is a global project for football for men, but also for women and for youth competitions."
It is noteworthy that the General Assembly of the International Federation (FIFA) approved last May the proposal of the Saudi Federation, assigning the executive management in FIFA to study the feasibility of holding the World Cup every two years instead of four, as has been the case since the start of the competition in 1930.
The proposal received the approval of 166 members Against the rejection of 22 others, while it needed a majority of 95 votes out of 209 federations entitled to vote.
The former president, who is currently arrested on corruption charges, the Swiss Sepp Blatter had proposed this idea about two decades ago, and then it was repeated in 2018 by the Vice President of FIFA, President of the South American Confederation, Paraguayan Alejandro Dominguez, who is close to the Swiss FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
With his arrival at the top of the football pyramid, Infantino pressed to raise the number of participants in the World Cup from 32 teams currently, to 48 in the 2026 edition scheduled in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The next edition of the World Cup will be held in Qatar, for the first time in the Middle East, with the participation of 32 teams between November and December 2022.
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