Ceferin’s ‘Mini World Cup’

The war between UEFA and FIFA for control of world football may have a new chapter if confirmed Ceferin’s plans to counteract the biennial World Cup projected by FIFA. Follow ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’, the idea of ​​the UEFA president is to invite Brazil and Argentina to the Nations League and give even more strength to the new tournament by divisions of the European continent. The great moment that UEFA football is going through, accompanied by the two South American colossi, It would turn the Nations into a kind of ‘Mini World Cup’ more closed and more attractive than those proposed by FIFA. One option for its format is to expand the usual Final Four to eight teams, two of which would be Brazil and Argentina.

Infantino’s project to change the calendar and pass the World Cup every two years has met with opposition from UEFA and CONMEBOL. The European and South American confederations recently signed a collaboration agreement and have opened a common office in London. As a result of this agreement, they have already created Euro-American Cup that will be played by the champion of the Eurocup and the Copa América. The first edition will take place in June 2022 between Italy and Argentina.

The South American teams have encountered a serious obstacle in the European Nations League in recent years. The option to measure each other officially has increased the level of the UEFA teams, something that works against the South Americans. In addition, it occupies dates on the calendar that make it impossible for CONMEBOL teams to find European rivals with which to measure and prepare. An example is the upcoming June pattern. A few months before the World Cup, all the greats of Europe will face each other in the Nations and the South Americans will have to look for a rival in Africa, Asia or again among themselves.