If the WORLD cup finals in football already extended in 2022, it happens at least not for football’s sake.
so says former national coach Morten Olsen and Discovery fodboldekspert Mads Junker ahead of a crucial meeting in Miami.
on Thursday and Friday, gather the top decision-making body The International Football federation (Fifa) in the american city to discuss about the WORLD cup in Qatar should be extended.
It has already been decided to expand the WORLD cup from 32 to 48 teams in 2026, when the finals will be held in the UNITED states, Canada and Mexico.
the Discussions this week is, therefore, whether the measure should be brought forward four years. In such a case it will by all accounts be finally adopted in June, when fifa’s congress meets in Paris.
the former national coach Morten Olsen does not see the big scam that sent several invitations to fifa’s member countries.
– It is a choice between quality and quantity. It is a pity for the football and for the finals tournament, for it shall indeed be the best there is, he says.
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Olsen will not turn on the tv before ottendedelsfinalen, when the tournament expanded to 48 teams.
On the battens predict he is a big celebration among the nations, which are usually not. But on the pitch fears he many defensive and less attractive matches.
– There are always surprises, and this should also be the place to. But I don’t think there should be room for the team, which would not come up with, if it was about quality, sounds from the ekslandstræneren.
the Expansion of the european championship finals from 16 to 24 hold proved that the quality is diminishing when more nations are with, believe Mads Junker.
– Countries such as northern Ireland, Ukraine and Albania had well actually not much to do about EM.
– It is good that there are teams such as Wales, which has the ability to surprise. But fodboldspillet was really bad for EM. It was the worst finals I’ve seen, says Mads Junker.
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– Should a country like Denmark not to rejoice over that the chance for that come with getting bigger?
– Yes, the one does not exclude the other. Sporty and fodboldmæssigt, I think it is a shame to dilute something. But there is a much greater possibility that we are going with, so it is great, says the former striker.
According to a Fifa report, which the news agency AP has seen expansion would require, that there should be two to four stadiums more than the eight host country Qatar is building.
the Report states that in such a case must exist at least one co-host. Fifa has identified Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain as possible værtskandidater.
The latter three must suspend their official boycott of Qatar, as they, along with several other countries, initiated in the summer of 2017, in order to become WORLD cup co-host.
Unlike other WORLD cup-finals run the tournament in Qatar in november and december because of the summer heat in ørkenstaten.
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