FIFA considering having a World Cup every 2 years | Will save Africans from 'death in the sea'

[Crimson King]

This idea is stillborn. The continental competitons already create a 2-year cycle for Europe and South America. And they are actually the more interesting ones for Europe, higher quality teams. It's fun to play teams like Jamaica every 4 years, but I would not replace a Hungary-England match with England-Jamaica.

Also, this only serves to place more world cups in countries like Quatar, that are absolutely insignificant in football but throw money at Infantino. This is pure BS greed and corruption. feck this plan.

We know mate, which is exactly why it'll probably happen.

I also feel like it'll generate more money at first but you'll start to get diminishing returns.

I can't be bothered with a world cup every 2 years, on top of a European championship?! No thanks, I have a life to live.

It'll probably start to impact the quality of league football too, what with disrupted pre-seasons and more schedule alterations to fit in WC's in the Middle East. I just can't help but feel that even those who want it will be sick of it after the first few tournaments.

 

[Normandy]

Terrible idea. How infrequent it is adds intensity, prestige, and charm to the tournament. Most players get between 1 to 4 chances at the World Cup.

Not to mention there are continental tournaments to fill the international niche. Copa America, the Euros, AFCON are all respectable tournaments that get decent attention when they are held.

There are too many football matches as it is. The new competitions & the added days and start times for broadcasting have been eating up the game recently. A World Cup every two years could very well be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

 

[Northern Tiger]

Does anyone actually know someone that wants this?

I do, the more football the better. The champions league and premier league are on every year and people don’t get bored of them.

 

[SilentWitness]

I do, the more football the better. The champions league and premier league are on every year and people don’t get bored of them.

Don't you think that comparison isnt't really the right one to make considering the constant flux of club football? You could have the same team for 5 world cups if it was every year. In that space of time a PL club could have a completely different side due to transfers.

 

[Desert Eagle]

Lets try and be as objective as possible. Who does this affect positively and negatively

Positive:

FIFA- a lot more money
Football associations of countries with a poor league- a lot more money
Some fans- more football
Football associations that value winning the world cup above everything else- more chances to win the trophy
Media- more shit to talk about and more money
Corrupt football associations- more money

Negative:

Uefa and Conmebol- impacts the euros and copa, important money makers
Players- more unpaid labor, more risk of injury and burnout, less time off
Some fans- lower quality of football, a more messed up football calendar
Club football- more breaks and sending players abroad, more injuries etc
Football associations with strong leagues- negative financial impact, affects their product

I'm probably missing a few in both categories but overall it's definitely a decision made for money and without the players in mind. That alone makes me against the idea completely.

 

[Northern Tiger]

Don't you think that comparison isnt't really the right one to make considering the constant flux of club football? You could have the same team for 5 world cups if it was every year. In that space of time a PL club could have a completely different side due to transfers.

It would still be on less often than club tournaments so I don’t see why people would get bored of it or it’d lose much prestige. I also think players should have more attempts at a World Cup, a player (e.g. Bruno Fernandes) could miss one through injury and then they never get a go at one in their prime.

 

[Kasper]

Of course this is about money, 85% of FIFAs members do not qualify for the World Cup, having it every two years instead of every four is a big incentive for the majority of nations to get a chance to compete. FIFA officials and their nation representatives are basically unelected and have no one that holds them accountable, so it's basically accumulate as much as possible no matter how.
However, this doesn't apply only to FIFA, it's basically very similar for UEFA, the different national FAs and most clubs (however, with every step I'd argue the level of accountability goes up). The football industry is basically a collection of a massive amount of leeches that simply profit from the fact that football is humans most popular sport.

The show off we're seeing of who can create the biggest and the most products is happening on every level. FIFA would like to have more global events (see WC every 2 years idea, or the upgraded FIFA club world cup that is set to happen after this year), the contintental organizations would like to push their stuff (UEFA with the Nations League (now even joined by CONMEBOL) and their ever increasing club competitions, CL gets bigger all the time, EL got bigger now we even have the Conference League), the national FAs clinge to their competition and even clubs have now started to try to take matters into their own hands (see Super League).

In the end I'll reckon all these asymetric powers will do what they always do: Reach some sort of agreement that will be reformed in a couple of years anyway but keeps everyone sort of happy, maybe the WC will get ballooned to 100 teams, maybe we'll have a WC every 3 years, EC every 3 years and Nations League every 3 years, who knows. Clubs will simply get even bigger squads to cope with all the matches, it also wouldn't surprise me if we soon see players with structured contracts on where they will compete and where not. In many sports you already have a situation where athletes pick their schedule, in cycling no one is competing in all three Grand Tours, in tennis no player is playing every ATP tournament etc.

 

[MrEleson]

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Mbappe voiced what we’re all thinking. Perfectly put.


P.S. I didn’t know his English was so good.

 

[Lagger]

We know mate, which is exactly why it'll probably happen.

I also feel like it'll generate more money at first but you'll start to get diminishing returns.

I can't be bothered with a world cup every 2 years, on top of a European championship?! No thanks, I have a life to live.

It'll probably start to impact the quality of league football too, what with disrupted pre-seasons and more schedule alterations to fit in WC's in the Middle East. I just can't help but feel that even those who want it will be sick of it after the first few tournaments.

Imagine the logistics. I know most of our countries want to host the world cup once in a while. And that's fine, even the part of the population that isn't interested in football gets along and tolerates the traffic issues for the duration, because you get it like what, every 20-30 years? And smaller countries can't even deal with the logistics as it. It nearly broke Brazil's back (as awesome as it was for the football world to have Brazil host the tournament). Modern tournaments are hard to organise. Takes you a decade almost to get everything ready.

And what you said, people will just get sick of it. I like having to wait for it, looking forward to it. I like the high pressure for players because it does only come along every 4 years. You get what, 3, maybe 4 tourneys in your career? They count, every single one of them. Same with the Euro, even if it has less prestige. That'll be gone. It'll just be another greedy tournament with even more overplayed players that we can't enjoy, cos they're injured half the frickin' time...

And the same is true for us, every single tournament has meaning and history. Most of us here can say the order of tournament hosting countries since they were born (or started understanding enough words to grasp what the world cup is). This plan is absolutely disrespecting the legacy and history of football.

 

[kouroux]

The players need to take a stand if they're truly against it

 

[BlackShark_80]

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[Ludens the Red]

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Is he on crack? So a World Cup or euros every summer?
You cannot do this to players, it’s ludicrous and completely unacceptable . They’d effectively never have any sustained time off. Uefa and Conmebol need to stand their ground on this and not get sucked into “future earnings” presentations.

 

[Adisa]

The head of the players' union should walk if this goes ahead.

 

[RoyH1]

Is he on crack? So a World Cup or euros every summer?
You cannot do this to players, it’s ludicrous and completely unacceptable . They’d effectively never have any sustained time off. Uefa and Conmebol need to stand their ground on this and not get sucked into “future earnings” presentations.

Conmebol won't care one bit. They're all about lining their pockets with all the money they can siphon from the sport. This is just more money for them.

 

[Mshafeek]

The season as it is, is almost maximally packed. So how can the people behind this idea be unaware of this? I don’t think they will be. If not for a plan that keeps the number of games played over a season or year unchanged, this plan will not take off . Even if they hope to quell opposition from players and teams, it will not be practical – players would simply be unable to cope physically.


But if they are able to devise such a plan, I don’t think why this should not go ahead. The ‘infrequency = more value’ argument is silly and illogical given how other tournaments and events generally are carried out now.

 

[ZolaWasMagic]

feck no. Already too much international football for my liking haha

 

[BlackShark_80]

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[Rhyme Animal]

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…ooooook

 

[AshRK]

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If you want this to be more effective and stop refugees fleeing, why don't you do it every 6 months. Wc every 6 months for the refugees.

 

[Withnail]

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...d-save-african-migrants-from-death-in-the-sea

He can't be fecking serious.

 

[SilentWitness]

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The feck.

 

[Shane88]

Come back, Sepp.

 

[Jippy]

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...d-save-african-migrants-from-death-in-the-sea

He can't be fecking serious.

Just read that and he sounds unhinged.

 

[Beans]

feck no. Already too much international football for my liking haha

Why do you hate African refugees?

 

[Welsh Wonder]

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good god

 

[Ludens the Red]

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What an actual stupid cnut this man is.

 

[Xaviesta]

Come back, Sepp.

Three words I never thought I'd read on this or any other forum.

 

[izec]

What a bellend

I think it will cure cancer as well. Give sick people hope and something to look forward to every summer.

 

[stu_1992]

What the feck is that statement? Christ, good luck having anyone taking you seriously after making that claim.

 

[RoyH1]

Cringe. These people are absolutely mental. I hope the big clubs get together and tell him to feck off.

 

[pascell]

Unbelievable that these people are at the head of the footballing world.

 

[Lyricist]

That has to be one of the most insane and disrespectful quotes I’ve heard any football person say.

 

[CloneMC16]

That doesn't even make any sense. Ridiculous statement.

 

[Paxi]

I’ve no idea what he’s talking about.

 

[No Idea For Nickname]

made me laugh, stupidity from Infantino and replys

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[Demas]

I just saw the news story knew this thread will be lit. Why do these people feel they need to make outlandish claims like this? Just say it would be great and stfu

 

[The holy trinity 68]

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The guy has a bald head and thinks he is Lex Luthor, what an absolute fecking idiot.

 

[CraftySoAndSo]

Come back, Sepp.

I'm pretty sure Infantino is actually Blatter with botox.

 

[giorno]

He's not italian! Just so we're clear! He's not one of us

 

[RedTiger]

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Give a man a football and he'll play for a day. Give a man a world cup and he'll stop trying to swim the Mediterranean.