FIFA’s strongly contested plans to hold the World Cup on a biennial basis are not on the agenda for this week’s congress but talks are instead set to focus on alternative proposals, sources have told Reuters.
While FIFA delegates will hear an update on consultations over changes to the international match calendar, the controversial proposal to hold the World Cup every two years, instead of the current four-year rotation, will not be voted on.
The World Cup plan, put forward by FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development Arsene Wenger and backed by president Gianni Infantino, met with strong opposition from European football governing body UEFA and the leading European clubs.