Live Bar, December 17, FIFA today released a global survey, the results show that more than 60% of fans agree to the World Cup biennial, and England fans have the largest opposition.
Since July this year, more than 100,000 people from more than 140 countries and regions have participated in the survey, of which about 77,000 people have been asked whether they would like to hold the Men's and Women's World Cup biennially without increasing the number of players played, and more than half of the respondents have expressed support.
Of the 30,390 people who said football was their favourite sport, 63.7 percent of the results supported the biennial men's World Cup, 23.3 percent were unsure, 11 percent were opposed, and the remaining 2 percent had no opinion. 52.4% of fans would like to see more frequent Women's World Cups, 28.4% answered uncertainly, 13.5% opposed and 5.7% had no opinion. Fans aged 25-34 are the most supportive of the Frequent World Cup, and the opposition from people over 55 years old is the most intense.
The following are the results for different continents and regions:
Asia
Men's World Cup: 66% supported, 26% uncertain, 6% opposed, 2% no opinion
Women's World Cup: 56% yes, 29% uncertain, 10% opposed, 5% no opinion
Africa
Men's World Cup: 76% yes, 14% uncertain, 9% against, 1% no opinion
Women's World Cup: 61% supported, 23% uncertain, 11% opposed, 5% no opinion
North and Central America to the Caribbean
Men's World Cup: 53% yes, 26% uncertain, 19% opposed, 2% no opinion
Women's World Cup: 50% yes, 29% uncertain, 16% against, 5% no opinion
South America
Men's World Cup: 54% yes, 25% uncertain, 20% opposed, 1% no opinion
Women's World Cup: 48% yes, 31% uncertain, 17% opposed, 4% no opinion
Oceania
Men's World Cup: 55% yes, 28% uncertain, 13% against, 4% no opinion
Women's World Cup: 49% yes, 28% uncertain, 14% opposed, 9% no opinion
Europe
Men's World Cup: 48% yes, 27% uncertain, 21% opposed, 4% no opinion
Women's World Cup: 33% yes, 31% uncertain, 25% against, 11% no opinion
Support from fans in the following countries and regions for hosting the Men's World Cup more frequently is particularly strong:
Turkey: 87% yes, 12% uncertain, 1% no, 0% no opinion
India: 85% yes, 12% uncertain, 2% against, 1% no opinion
South Africa: 85% yes, 9% uncertain, 6% opposed, 0% no opinion
Fan opposition is particularly strong in the following countries and regions:
England: 53% opposed, 15% supported, 27% uncertain, 5% no opinion
Germany: 50% opposed, 27% supported, 22% uncertain, 1% no opinion
France: 42% opposed, 33% supported, 20% uncertain, 5% no opinion
Fan support for the more frequent Hosting of the Women's World Cup is particularly strong in the following countries and regions:
India: 81.7% supported, 13.6% were unsure, 2.9% were opposed, and 1.8% had no opinion
Turkey: 79% yes, 17.7% uncertain, 2.2% opposed, 1.1% no opinion
Vietnam: 76.5% support, 18.7% uncertain, 3.2% against, 1.6% no opinion
England: 52% opposed, 19% uncertain, 10% supported, 19% had no opinion
Germany: 48% opposed, 17% unsure, 21% supported, 14% had no opinion
France: 40% against, 22% unsure, 28% for, 10% not
(Luke)