FIFA have informed national federations that they intend to go ahead with holding the World Cup every two years, despite widespread opposition to the idea.
The plans, which have been publically fronted by Arsene Wenger, also include a shortening of the qualification process as well as a reduction in the amount of international breaks held during the club season.
As reported by El Larguero, FIFA outlined their intention to increase the frequency of the tournament during a meeting with various national teams on Tuesday.
In their presentation they argued that the reforms would actually decrease player fatigue, using a number of examples from recent years to illustrate their point.
For instance, by FIFA's calculations Lionel Messi traveled a total of 324,569km for footballing reasons between 2014 and 2018. If he was playing under their new conditions between 2026 and 2030, he would have only clocked up 157,348km.
