At present, there are still 3 places in the 2022 World Cup, FIFA has carried out group draws in advance, which has been completed earlier this month, and the national football team has once again become a spectator. Starting from the next World Cup, the number of participating teams has expanded from the original 32 teams to 48 teams, and the number of places in the Asian region has increased to 8.5 places, and for the national football team, the hope of qualifying for the World Cup is greater.
In addition to expanding its workforce, FIFA will have to make changes in other areas. According to The Roma Sport, FIFA plans to make a change in advance of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, not waiting for the 2026 World Cup.
For the new changes to the World Cup, FIFA intends to abandon the current 90-minute regular time and extend it to 100 minutes, which will be a major change in the timing of football matches and will have a great impact on the team and players.
For stronger teams, the game is extended to 100 minutes, an increase of 10 minutes over the original, and if the game is deadlocked, there is a better chance of winning, which is more difficult for weak teams to be upset. In addition, for the players, more physical strength is needed to support the 100-minute game.
The reason why FIFA plans to extend the World Cup to 100 minutes is that according to research, the average net time of large matches is only 54 minutes, which improves the viewing time of matches and meets the requirements of fans.
In addition to extending the time, FIFA also intends to raise the ceiling of the list of players per national team at the Qatar World Cup to 26, up from 23.
The increase in the number of players in the game is good news for every team, which is conducive to tactical substitution adjustments and also gives more players the opportunity to participate in the World Cup.
Now there are more than 7 months before the opening of the World Cup, FIFA will discuss to pass 2 new plans, because the Chinese men's football team has no chance to participate in the World Cup, can only watch the drama, there is no opportunity to participate in it.
Starting from the 2026 World Cup, there are 8.5 places in the Asian region, 4 more than before, allowing the national football team to increase the hope of qualifying. Of course, the premise of the national football team is to enter the round of 12 stage, and the top 40 cannot qualify, not to mention how many places.