LondonLax Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 FIFA are proposing holding the mens world cup every two years instead of every four because...well I think we all know the reason. Arsene Wenger seems to be leading the push but it sounds like it is opposed by every other organisation in the sport. So I guess that means we should get our panini albums ready for World Cup 2026 and 2028 then. Any thoughts? Quote FIFA's plans for a biennial World Cup would lead to a "direct and destructive impact on the club game", Europe's top clubs organisation said on Friday. The European Club Association (ECA) said FIFA's approach to the reforms of the international match calendar were in "direct and unilateral breach of certain legal obligations", as it joined European soccer's governing body UEFA in opposing the proposals. Clubs say FIFA World Cup plan would have "destructive impact" | Reuters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) No one wants it and the ‘fan survey’ is a joke. The idea around Wenger’s plan is great but the solution proposed is the worst way of doing it. Edited September 24, 2021 by a m ole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Stupid idea and saw Wenger interview on the BBC and he didnt have a clue what he was talking about. Was ranting that this was good for player safety 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Whilst they also expand it to a number that means that no single country can afford to host it If this happens then at the very least they need to make it a small tournament with top teams only no filler and then make the qualification process more competitive and elevate it But they won't do that either, 128 team tournament every 2 years with 7 joint hosts incoming Would also say to me that maybe they're failing with their club world cup plans or using this as a tool to push that through the back door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Absolute brain fart of an idea. Wenger is thinking like a dotard and FIFA can go f themselves. That's a no from me is that was unclear. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Yes why not. Lets flog the players to shortened injury curtailed careers and have constant football exposure 24/7 365 days a week. Of course it will get voted through as all the less well off FIFA representatives will do very well out of it. In fact lets just have a 200 team knock out global competition every summer. Cricket and the IOC may complain about it but it will probably get pushed through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: Of course it will get voted through as all the less well off FIFA representatives will do very well out of it. Yep, 1 FA 1 vote If Fiji and Madagascar want it because they think it'll give them a better chance of a WC or more money in their FA's kitty then England and Spain thinking its a shit idea is balanced out... And there's more teams that don't qualify every tournament than those that do... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Idiotic idea but this is the way of the World, every penny has to be bled from everything, the whole World needs a reset. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 I think its a silly idear and im sure 99% of football supporters will agree.You would spend every year either qualifying or playing in the world cup. On the other hand that way every international would mean something and there would be no need or time for friendly matches.So maybe if there was a WC every 2 years you would get the same number of matches but no friendlies.Food for thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) I think Wenger is spot on. It's highly unfortunate that some players would miss a 4-yearly world cup and never get to play in one due to injuries etc. However I don't think he is pushing his argument to it's most logical conclusion. I think we should be hosting a World Cup every year. This would prevent the issue, and the only risk is that we could improve football. Actually, scrap that. Let's have a quarterly World Cup every 3 months just to be on the safe side. Panini stickers galore, and I get to spend £50 on a new FIFA World Cup 2026 April Edition game.Everyone wins. Edited September 24, 2021 by Mic09 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) Doing away with friendlies is a good idea but in europe we already have the nations league and euros. Condensing the international games into less windows is also a good idea. The positive side will be lost in the nonsense of having a world cup every two years. Edited September 24, 2021 by villa89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mic09 said: I think Wenger is spot on. It's highly unfortunate that some players would miss a 4-yearly world cup and never get to play in one due to injuries etc. However I don't think he is pushing his argument to it's most logical conclusion. I think we should be hosting a World Cup every year. This would prevent the issue, and the only risk is that we could improve football. Actually, scrap that. Let's have a quarterly World Cup every 3 months just to be on the safe side. Panini stickers galore, and I get to spend £50 on a new FIFA World Cup 2026 April Edition game.Everyone wins. How about a Battle Royale style tournament where every nation faces up against each other on a giant field and just goes to town. Just an endless number of sponsored VAR breaks sprinkled with the odd seconds of football and then people can go on the FIFA Facebook site and vote for who they think should get the trophy. Beyonce and Bono handle the opening and closing ceremony, all sponsored by Qatar, China, Amazon and whoever it is who makes Soylent Green. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 It's so sad that this is likely to happen. It's the most important 6 weeks in any football fans calendar. It's a sacred time, a time when cold beer runs like a river and the gentle sun brushes the oversized bare bellies of Brits around the country. It's a time when you can watch 4 football games a day and the wife doesn't even moan. It's the time when hundreds of millions of people watch Honduras play Australia like it's the most important thing in the world. Even the mrs gets it and gets on board. Your 6 year old begs for another pack of panini stickers, you dishonour the national colours by dressing the trusty 2011 Vouxhall Astra in St George's flag. The police are outside your local social club, and the carpets down your local get even more sticky than usual. And Wenger is just gonna shit all over it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) It makes sense in a monetary sense. Nobody cares about friendlies and qualifying matches, it makes no money. I still don't understand the Nations League I think it has something to do with numberwang. The world cup is a massive cash-cow held in the slim window when league football stops. Lets double our pay-packets and increase it to a 48 team competition that can only be held on a continent or region, not a nation. So what if it devalues it and leads to player burn out. It is all about the money. And don't pretend to dress it up otherwise. Edited September 24, 2021 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 24, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 24, 2021 The World Cup makes £x billion every 4 years. Therefore holding the World Cup every 2 years makes £2x billion every 4 years. Therefore this should be done. In future we will discover that the World Cup makes £x billion every week, and we'll have a tournament every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Wonder how much Wenger is paid and by whom to present this idea so that it can be voted through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Terrible idea so it will definitely happen. Interest is going to be lower over time and they will wonder why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted September 24, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 24, 2021 Saudi financed idea, so doubtless every other World Cup would be held there. It's a stupid idea, a revenge plot hatched somewhere against the Super league - same principle but with UEFA taking all the money away from the clubs instead of the other way around. Burn it, put Wenger in a home and move on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted September 24, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 24, 2021 1 hour ago, sne said: Wonder how much Wenger is paid and by whom to present this idea so that it can be voted through. A fortune. Saudi Arabia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 11 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: A fortune. Saudi Arabia. Sounds about what I'd expected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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