The FIFA Council on Wednesday endorsed holding a worldwide summit on 20 December 2021 by videoconferencing to debate the way forward for soccer, after receiving detailed updates on the continuing session course of on the topic.
Following a request from FIFA’s member associations on the 71st FIFA Congress in May 2021, a feasibility research is being carried out to discover the potential influence of holding the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Women’s World Cup each two years as an alternative of 4, FIFA is implementing a complete session course of involving all stakeholders.
The course of has targeted on addressing worldwide match calendar points for each ladies’s and males’s soccer, providing proposals for international youth tournaments, and guaranteeing all proposals assist participant well being and well-being.
The resolution of the FIFA Council will now present a discussion board for FIFA’s 211 member associations to debate proposals within the coming weeks, geared toward an settlement on the framework of membership and nationwide crew competitors home windows throughout the worldwide match calendar for men and women. have to achieve. Football.
In addition, the FIFA Council additionally appointed the United Arab Emirates to host the seven-team FIFA Club World Cup 2021 in early 2022, with actual particulars to be communicated later.
With regard to the present worldwide match calendar for girls’s soccer (2020–2023), the FIFA Council authorised three amendments:
*FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Play-off Tournament: 13-23 February 2023 (Specially for the groups taking part on this match).
*International window: 10-18 July 2023.
*FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: 20 July – 20 August 2023.
The FIFA Council confirmed that the 72nd FIFA Congress can be held in Doha, Qatar on 31 March 2022 together with the ultimate draw of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino additionally knowledgeable the FIFA Council of his intention to be nearer to the FIFA World Cup and, subsequently, to separate his presence in Zurich, Doha and world wide to meet his presidential duties.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
