Editing FIFA World Cup (section)

=== Biennial World Cup proposition ===
A biennial World Cup plan was first proposed by the [[Saudi Arabian Football Federation]] at the 71st [[FIFA Congress]] on 21 May 2021 and prominently backed by former Arsenal manager [[Arsène Wenger]] and national federations in Africa and Asia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Africa backs two-yearly World Cup despite biennial Nations Cup |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/57873547 |access-date=23 January 2023 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=23 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123014053/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/57873547 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Continental confederations such as UEFA and CONMEBOL are not on board with the plan<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 September 2021 |title=EU opposes biennial World Cup |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-opposes-fifa-world-cup-two-year-plan/|access-date=27 October 2021 |website=POLITICO |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923175302/https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-opposes-fifa-world-cup-two-year-plan/|archive-date=23 September 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=10 September 2021 |title=South America comes out against idea of biennial World Cup |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/south-america-comes-out-against-idea-biennial-world-cup-2021-09-10/|access-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027031109/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/south-america-comes-out-against-idea-biennial-world-cup-2021-09-10/|archive-date=27 October 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> but, in total, the idea is supported by 166 of the 210 member associations of FIFA.<ref>{{cite news |title=Four South Asian nations back FIFA's biennial World Cup push |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/four-south-asian-nations-back-fifas-biennial-world-cup-push-2021-09-06/ |access-date=23 January 2023 |work=Reuters |archive-date=23 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123014049/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/four-south-asian-nations-back-fifas-biennial-world-cup-push-2021-09-06/ |url-status=live}}</ref>