FIFA considering proposal to move World Cup to every two years

CONMEBOL have put forward a proposal to Fifa arguing that the World Cup should take place every two years rather than four, president Alejandro Dominguez Wilson-Smith has confirmed.

While there have been discussions about expanding the Uefa Nations League to South American countries, and the latter are open to that, the federation chief has put on the table an alternative suggestion that the World Cup changes its cycle. 

It was an idea previously raised by former Fifa president Sepp Blatter, only to be dismissed at the time, but Dominguez argues that the change would make sense both economically for the game and in terms of players’ careers, as they would have more opportunities to appear in the sport’s great showpiece.

The proposal was tabled at the Fifa congress in Kigali last month.

“I always say we we have to work together 

and never say ‘no’, I always say ‘why not?’” 

Dominguez said in an interview ahead of 

Saturday’s Copa Libertadores final in 

Buenos Aires. “By saying that, we always 

will support an idea like that, or a proposal 

like we have done to Fifa, to do the World 

Cup every two years and not every four. 

“Instead of having a Nations League in 

between, we can just go 

ahead every years 

and do a World Cup that is 

for everyone, for

 the players because at the moment 

sometimes they could 

play four World Cups 

if we move to a two-year cycle. If we stay 

with this format, many players could not 

play more than two.

“So we see an opportunity 

there and there is

 a proposal put forward to Fifa to take it 

over and say whether it is a global Nations 

League or is there an opportunity to play 

World Cup every two years. I would say 

there are many other solutions, we can 

move to Europe, Africa, 

Asia, North America

, South America (without such 

a long wait). 

In terms of economics, I would say Fifa 

could make money, to give more money.”