Concacaf confirms it is open to the proposal to hold the World Cup every two years

The North, Central American and Caribbean Football Confederation (CONCACAF) said that football all over the world should have equal opportunities, stressing its openness to the proposal to hold the World Cup every two years.
Sky Sports quoted a CONCACAF statement as saying that it would “continue to consider these proposals in a constructive manner, with an open mind and in a spirit of positive participation,” stressing the need to recognize the advantages of creating an entirely new international agenda for men’s, women’s and youth football competitions, which is based on reducing periods of time. International Comfort.

The statement stressed that “football all over the world should have equal opportunities to play a part in the development of FIFA’s international agenda,” stressing that it is not the time to create fear and it is also not true that this process is dominated by the interests of the few, or that more weight is given to a region. specific to other regions.

The Asian Football Confederation welcomed, earlier, the organization of the World Cup every two years instead of four years, while the European Union “UEFA” and the Confederation of South American Football “CONMEBOL” rejected it, considering holding the World Cup every two years an idea that would not work.

Last May, the Saudi Football Association submitted a proposal to establish the World Championship every two years, which was supported by the annual meeting of the “FIFA” Congress, where the local federations voted in favor of this proposal by 166 federations “for”, compared to 22 federations “against”.

“Consulting on this idea is simply a way to make football, and world football strong, and for this we need everyone’s help,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino, adding, “This should not be taken as a challenge or a fight, we have to give football fans Football is more motivation to love the game.

The World Cup has been held every four years since the first edition in 1930, with the exception of World War II, when the 1942 and 1946 editions did not take place, and the Women’s World Cup has been held every four years since its inception in 1991.

Qatar will host the next World Cup in November 2022, and will automatically participate, along with the qualified Asian countries, while the United States, Mexico and Canada will host the 2026 edition.