FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks at the end of the FIFA Council: his statements on the biennial World Cup

Gianni Infantino, at the end of the Fifa Council, announced a meeting devoted to the hypothesis of a every two years for the Football World Cup.

WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIPS – “We will discuss the project of a new international calendar at a specially convened summit on December 20, with all 211 national football federations. The consent of all is necessary. We have to make sure that fans continue to be drawn to football – he continued -. So now is the time to look for a better timeframe. Not with more matches, but with better competitions and matches. Football must continue to improve. We will only change something if we are convinced that everyone can benefit from it. If everyone can benefit from it, I do not see anyone who can oppose it ”.

CALENDAR – “Football is a game of passion. On and off the pitch. My role is to listen to everyone and give everyone a voice. My goal as president is to unite. And we have to be united because we are talking about a global game loved by billions of people. It is a speech about our children. Look to the future, be sure that our children’s children will continue to love the game we love today. It’s a challenge, new generations have new interests. We have to give more meaningful organizations to the fans, because we are all fans. But without adding additional dates to the calendar. It is a sporting and non-financial motivation that drives us. Let’s talk about football, not come back ”.

WORLD CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP – “During today’s Council, it was defined that the Club World Cup will be played in the United Arab Emirates in the first months of 2022, with dates yet to be defined. It will no longer take place in Japan after the withdrawal due to the pandemic. The Emirates have already hosted the tournament on several occasions ”.