UEFA, CONMEBOL and the IOC, as stated by its President Thomas Bach, seem determined to react to FIFA's plans to host the World Cup every two years, even if the world federation receives the support of most football federations in December.

"The proposals will harm any form of football and will underestimate the organization itself. This idea has all the hallmarks of a decision that FIFA wants to make quickly, leaving the rest of the football world to regret it later. Any sense of attraction is superficial, while the pitfalls are huge. "UEFA will continue to oppose it until common sense prevails and the plans are abandoned," UEFA said in a statement to Reuters.

Sources close to FIFA say that its president Gianni Infantino is confident that he can win the majority, with the support of the Confederations of Africa (CAF), Asia (AFC) and North-Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).

But it seems that the task may prove more difficult, as in Europe (UEFA) and South America (CONMEBOL) clubs, leagues and federations are convinced that they can stop the plan, regardless of the outcome of the vote, increasing the prospect of a major rift. in the world of world football.  Infantino, does not seem to be retreating and held meetings with South American federations yesterday, Friday.

Meanwhile citing three key concerns, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed strong reservations about FIFA's plans to host the World Cup every two years, calling for wider consultation with the world federation.

The IOC described its main concerns as the negative impact it would have on other sports, gender equality and player well-being / health, and did not mention the potential impact on the Olympic men's soccer tournament if the World Cup two years.

"The IOC shares these concerns and supports the calls of football players, international sports federations and major tournament organizers for a broader consultation, including representatives of athletes, which has obviously not taken place," the ILO said.

FIFA head of football development Arsene Wenger revealed for the first time this summer FIFA's intention to investigate the possibility of holding a World Cup every two years, and the opposition has been steadily growing since then.

Several federations, leagues, players, coaches have publicly expressed opposition to the plan, which FIFA has continued to publicly support, having in turn secured strong support.