FIFA World Cup: a final tournament every four or two years? The debate continues...

The impact of organising the men's and women's World Cups every two years instead of four at present, is the subject of a feasibility study that the 71^st FIFA Congress, convened by videoconference, decided to launch on 21/05/2021 at the proposal of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.

To say that the subject is divisive is an understatement. "It's an irrational idea" for Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA president. "Unfeasible", according to CONMEBOL. In other words, the European and South American confederations, the two from which the winners of the 21 World Cups already played (12 for Europe and 9 for South America) come, are opposed to a biennial world competition. In Europe, clubs and leagues are also up in arms against this revolution, which is being defended by Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, and Arsène Wenger, chief of global football development within the world body.

However, other confederations, none of whose representatives have ever reached even a final since 1930, are keen to explore the idea:

• Africa: "CAF is of the view that at this stage, what is most important, is for…