Football: Biennial World Cup will see more even distribution of funds, says Fifa president Infantino

Fifa president Gianni Infantino said on Monday his controversial plans to hold a World Cup every two years will help spread the funds football generates away from a handful of super clubs.

Infantino explained that his biennial World Cup plan in fact envisages a global showpiece every year, alternating between men’s and women’s competitions.

“Today there are many football competitions that earn much more money than the World Cup and this money that is earned is distributed amongst a very small number of clubs,” said Infantino at a press conference in Buenos Aires alongside Claudio Tapia, president of the Argentine football association.

Infantino not only wants more World Cup tournaments, but more joint hosts too.

“If you talk about a World Cup every year, men and women, with five neighboring countries organizing it, in 20 years the World Cup could be organized by almost 100 countries giving their football a great boost.

“Right now, the World Cup doesn’t come back to a continent for 24 years and that’s more than a generation.”

So far, the only World Cup to have been hosted by more than one country was when Japan and South Korea teamed up in 2002, although Canada, Mexico and the United States will also do so in 2026.

Likewise, the 2023 women’s…

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