Football
Infantino backs away from biennial World Cup plans
5 years agoA picture taken on March 31, 2022 shows the World Cup Trophy during the FIFA Congress in the Qatari capital Doha. - The countdown towards the most controversial World Cup in history begins tomorrow as the draw for Qatar 2022 takes place in Doha 2022, less than eight months befor the start of the tournament itself. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Thursday tried to distance himself from a highly controversial project to hold the World Cup every two years as he suggested the plan had never actually been proposed by world football's governing body.
