Fifa: Infantino: “Biennial World Cup? Never proposed but discussed”

The FIFA president at the Doha Congress: “We have come to the conclusion that it could be done but we are in a phase of consultation. We will work for a solution from which everyone benefits”

It opened this morning in Doha, Qatar, where the draws for the groups of the next World Cup, the FIFA Congress, will take place tomorrow at 6 pm.

And the president Gianni Infantino immediately went back to talking about the biennial frequency of the event: “I want to clarify one thing: Fifa has not proposed the biennial World Cup, said Infantino -. During the last Congress it was asked to study its feasibility and Fifa has done this, coming to the conclusion that it is feasible. But now we are in a new phase, of consultation, of discussion, in which we try to find agreements and compromises. We will work together to have a debate and find the solution that is most suitable to everyone, so that everyone can benefit from it. Every feedback is important “.

On the agenda of the 72nd Fifa Congress, the approval of the budget. Infantino, whose second term will expire in 2023, has not yet declared whether he will stand again but at the moment no one else has come forward yet.

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