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Background Guide UN FIFA 2026 Background Guide Version 1 – 21/10/2019 Table of Contents Guiding Principles.........................................................................................................................................................3 History...............................................................................................................................................................................4 Conmebol’s Proposal ......................................................................................................................................................5 Feasibility ........................................................................................................................................................................7 Slot Allocation................................................................................................................................................................8 Differing Views............................................................................................................................................................ 11 © Educis Consulting Pvt. Ltd 2019 | All Rights Reserved Page 2 of 12 GUIDING PRINCIPLES FIFA’s main purpose is – and must be – to promote football; no mean feat when working with a game that is already so universally loved. We are here to unleash football’s full potential everywhere and at all levels, to increase participation. This is what the expansion of the FIFA World Cup is about. Every day, there are more and more countries producing top talent and organising football at an increasingly high level. The nations must also formally commit to conducting their activities based on sustainable event management principles and to respecting international human rights and labour standards according to the United Nations’ Guiding Principles. © Educis Consulting Pvt. Ltd 2019 | All Rights Reserved Page 3 of 12 HISTORY The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is an international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer. FIFA is responsible for the organization of football's major international tournaments, notably the World Cup. FIFA World Cup is one of the most watched sporting events in the world and its popularity continue to increase. This event started in 1930, with its first edition hosted in Uruguay. Since then the World Cup had brought together the best national soccer teams every four years (except 1942 and 1946 due to World War II). The latest, the 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup was hosted by Russia. In this prestigious sporting event, national teams, preselected after very competitive qualifying matches, compete for the FIFA World Cup Trophy. Due to increasing popularity of the sport, increase demand for more matches, and the desire for more profits, the number of teams that participate in the World Cup had increase overtime. Initially only up to 16 teams participated in the World Cup (up to 1978, three editions - 1930, 1934, and 1950 – had fewer than 16 participants), then the number of teams was increased to 24 (1982 – 1994), then to 32 (1998 – 2022). In general, and for all more recent editions (1954 and forward) the World Cup started with groups of four teams. For instance, for the most recent editions (1998 – 2018, and this format will likely be used in 2022) the 32 qualified teams are divided in 8 groups of 4 teams. The first two from each group qualifies for the second knock-out round. In this second round there are 8 rounds of 16 matched followed by 4 quarterfinals, two semi-final the 3-place final, and the final. The total number of matches is 64 (48 in the first round and 16 in the second round). © Educis Consulting Pvt. Ltd 2019 | All Rights Reserved Page 4 of 12 FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 In April 2018, a proposal was made by the ten member associations of CONMEBOL to carry out a feasibility study into increasing the number of teams for the final competition of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 from 32 to 48. This proposal was initially included as part of the agenda for the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow on 13 June 2018. © Educis Consulting Pvt. Ltd 2019 | All Rights Reserved Page 5 of 12 CONMEBOL’S PROPOSAL Below is an excerpt from the proposal document as forwarded by the CONMEBOL to the FIFA Council: “We envision a 2026 FIFA World Cup staged across 16 existing world-class stadiums spread throughout Canada, Mexico, and the United States. We have agreed to share the responsibility of hosting by staging ten matches in Canada, ten matches in Mexico, and 60 matches in the United States. From the opening whistle – when three matches could be played on the same day, one each in Canada, Mexico, and the United States – we expect a truly united Competition. The United Bid offers FIFA more than the required number of qualified Candidate Host Cities and stadiums to be considered as part of a final Host City evaluation and selection process. We are further supported by dozens of additional communities spanning the entire continent that wish to play a part by providing training facilities and Team Base Camp options, hosting satellite FIFA Fan Fest events, and fully supporting our efforts to grow the game and engage fans in every community. Every one of our Candidate Host Cities is motivated and committed to delivering the most significant economic and social benefits through their role as hosts.” The decision to expand the format of the FIFA World Cup was taken based on a deliberations that took into account such factors as sporting balance, competition quality, impact on football development, infrastructure, projections on financial position and the consequences for event delivery. The number of participants is consistent with the evolution of football’s global showpiece – for which qualification will remain more selective than any of the continental tournaments. © Educis Consulting Pvt. Ltd 2019 | All Rights Reserved Page 6 of 12 It will mean more participation, more opportunities for footballers around the whole world and more excitement on the pitch. For 2026 edition, in addition to increasing the number of participants to 48, FIFA proposed a major format change, the groups of 4 teams will be replaced by groups of 3 teams. As a result, there will be 16 groups in the first round with a total of 48 matches. The first two from each group will then play in the second round. The second round will be similar to the current format with the addition of the Round of 32 matches. One major reason of changing the well-established format of this event was the constraint of not increasing the number of matches for individual teams. Indeed, the first 4 teams will play 7 matches in both formats, teams ranked 5 – 8 will play 5 matches, teams ranked 9 – 16 will play 4 matches, teams ranked 17 – 32 will play 3 matches in both formats. In addition, in the new format, teams ranked 33 to 48 will play 2 matches each and they will also be part of the World Cup event. © Educis Consulting Pvt. Ltd 2019 | All Rights Reserved Page 7 of 12 FEASIBILITY The expansion of the FIFA World Cup would greatly increase the representation and inclusion of member associations, which would in turn increase the representation and inclusion of all stakeholders of football and the public at large, helping to promote the game globally in line with FIFA’s statutory objectives. In terms of representation levels, it would also be consistent with past expansions of the FIFA World Cup, as well as fully in line with recent expansions of confederation tournaments. A competition of the standard of the FIFA World Cup can lead to an improved performance of the participating teams in the future. Exposure to the FIFA World Cup also provides teams with higher revenues to reinvest in football development, such as enhancing the youth’s access to the sport. By bringing forward the expansion by one edition (i.e. from 2026 to 2022), it would give more member associations an earlier opportunity to realise the potential benefits in the area of football development that are associated with participation in a FIFA World Cup. An expansion of the tournament to 48 teams would see FIFA adopt the format approved for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and would see no major concessions to the sporting quality of the tournament. Implementing this format under the reduced tournament duration of 28 days would require some adjustments to aspects of the match schedule, such as the number of rest days for teams and venues. However, these adjustments are consistent with the principles observed at confederation competitions or in the top leagues around the world. Furthermore, based on its analysis, FIFA believes that the challenges can be sufficiently mitigated, including by increasing the number of venues and matches per day. Implementing a 48-team tournament in 2022 would see each confederation guaranteed a higher slot allocation four years earlier than originally foreseen. Due to this sizeable increase, it is expected that most confederations would likely modify their qualification formats. Moreover, FIFA is aware that some confederations are already considering qualification format options for a 48-team tournament and developing workable proposals. To that end, clarity on a few key points should be obtained as soon as possible to enable the qualification formats to be finalised. © Educis Consulting Pvt. Ltd 2019 | All Rights Reserved Page 8 of 12 SLOT ALLOCATION During its meeting on 9 May 2017, the FIFA Council agreed on the slot allocation for the
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