In order to maximize the commercial value of football, UEFA has added european national leagues (UEFA) and UEFA leagues (UEFA Cup) and other competitions in recent years, and through the increase in the number of games, the commercial value of European football has been expanding, which has undoubtedly made FIFA popular.
Therefore, after finalizing the expansion of the 2026 "Us,Canada-Mexico" World Cup to 48 teams, FIFA began a new round of restructuring plans, changing the World Cup held every four years to one every two years. As their respective competitions continue to expand, friction between FIFA and UEFA is inevitable.
The plan to change the World Cup to a 2-year conference was strongly resisted by UEFA, and even some UEFA stated that once the World Cup restructuring was passed, it was not ruled out to withdraw from FIFA. In the face of strong resistance from UEFA, FIFA seems unmoved and voted on the restructuring plan by a global vote at the end of the year.
From the current situation, whether it is the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams, or the compression of the schedule from 4 years to 2 years, it does not seem to be bad news for the AFC and the African Football Federation, which are relatively backward. After all, in the World Cup, Asian and African teams will get more commercial benefits and exposure, but for relatively high-level European teams and South American teams, the opposite is true.
First of all, UEFA's national teams and club competitions are already overwhelmed, and if the frequency of the World Cup increases, it will undoubtedly be a burden for UEFA. Secondly, for the South American Football Association, it will also have a great impact on the holding of the Copa America.
This also means that resisting the restructuring of the World Cup, UEFA and SOUTH American Football Federation seem to be far from enough to stay on the lips. Therefore, according to ESPN, UEFA plans to expand the UEFA in 2024, thus inviting teams from all over South America to participate in the competition, and the football associations of all 10 countries in South America have accepted the invitation of UEFA.
Although the current news has not been confirmed by the relevant officials, whether it is from the common will to resist the restructuring of the World Cup and the inextricable links between the two major football federations, the credibility and feasibility of the news do not seem to be empty.
As we all know, the original intention of the European League is to bring together the warm-up matches of the previous European national teams to package and develop in the form of cup matches, which not only ensures the level of warm-up matches but also further increases the income of European football associations. The holding of the European League has also made the warm-up matches between European teams and South American teams in the past become few.
Therefore, at the invitation of UEFA, it is difficult for the South American Football Association to refuse good intentions. First of all, the high-level national team warm-up game is at your fingertips, followed by the commercial benefits of joining the UEFA League will also increase significantly, and the third can allow more South American players to find a springboard to join the top clubs.
On the issue of home-away span, the plan given in the report is that all competitions will be played in Europe, which also makes the South American players who have played in Europa League avoid the long-distance travel from Europe to South America, which is also a thing that european giants can not be sought.
Although the main goal of the report is undoubtedly fifa's restructuring of the World Cup, whether it is from the promotion of the brand value of the UEFA, or the cooperation between football on the two continents, as well as the improvement of the interests of all parties, the feasibility of this plan is ready to come out.
In the face of the countermeasures of UEFA and SOUTH American Football Federation, how will FIFA face it? Choose to compromise and abandon the World Cup restructuring, or harden to the end? A vote in a few days may be answered.