The prospect of staging a men’s World Cup every three years has been discussed by Fifa officials, as football’s governing body revisits plans for a radical change to the game’s calendar.
The idea of a triennial World Cup was first floated behind closed doors this year shortly after plans for a tournament every two years were abandoned. The plan remains hypothetical but is revealing of the strategy of Gianni Infantino, who hopes to remain as Fifa’s president for a further decade.
