Fifa president Gianni Infantino has signalled that he is open to dropping its controversial plans for a biennial World Cup, saying that he wants to seek a consensus over the plans after facing fierce criticism.
Speaking after a Fifa Council meeting in Zurich on Wednesday, he said the ruling council has agreed to hold a global summit on Dec 20 to discuss the proposals for a World Cup every two years from 2028, rather than every four years.
However, Infantino did not commit to hold a binding vote on the plans – after Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin warned against it, saying there would be “terrible consequences for football in general” if he pushed ahead.
“We have received some legitimate criticism; we have received a lot of enthusiastic comments as well,” Infantino said.
“I do believe we can reach a consensus because what I’ve said from the beginning is that we’re going to change things only if we are completely convinced that it will be beneficial for everybody.”
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