Tencent sports said in the early morning of May 23 that FIFA announced on its official website that there would be no expansion in the 2022 Qatar world cup. Due to political and logistical reasons, FIFA gave up the plan to advance the expansion of the world cup to 2022 and still kept 32 teams participating. Originally, FIFA actively promoted the expansion of 48 teams in the 2022 World Cup, but now FIFA says that it will not expand the team in the 2022 World Cup, making it more difficult for the national football team to advance. In other words, what is the impact of the non expansion of the world cup on the national football team?
FIFA announces no expansion in 2022 World Cup
It was originally reported that FIFA plans to increase the number of teams from 32 to 48 in 2022. As a result, the number of places in Asia will increase from 4.5 to 8.5. The hope of the national football team to enter the world cup after 2002 will be greatly increased. FIFA president ivantino has repeatedly expressed his support for the resolution and actively promoted it. But because neighboring countries can't afford part of the competition, the expansion plan can only be delayed in the end.
Originally, FIFA said at the Council meeting in March that it was feasible to expand the army ahead of time in 2022, provided that Qatar's neighboring countries could undertake part of the competition, and that 90% of FIFA members agreed with the decision. Due to the late progress of the preparations for the 2022 World Cup, increasing the number of teams to 48 may cause unpredictable consequences. FIFA officials said: 'after a comprehensive discussion and consultation, it was concluded that such a proposal could not be made at present. Therefore, the 2022 World Cup will retain the original 32 teams, and there will be no proposal at the FIFA conference in June and may. '
FIFA will hold a general meeting in Paris on June 5. The general meeting will officially announce that Qatar will not expand its forces in the world cup and will not submit any proposals. The 2022 World Cup will still be 32 teams, while the 2026 world cup has been confirmed to expand to 48 teams. Lippi has basically decided to coach the national football team again. This time he will lead the national football team from the first game of the world cup. According to relevant reports, Lippi will coach the 2022 World Cup cycle, and FIFA announced that it will not expand the army, which is undoubtedly an increase in the difficulty of his coaching. The difficulty of the promotion of the national football team to the 2022 World Cup will increase sharply.
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This means that in the 2022 World Cup, the number of seats in Asia is still about 4.5, and it is very difficult for the national football team to enter the Qatar world cup. In the 2018 World preliminary round, the Chinese team entered the top 12 in Asia and finally ranked fifth, only 3 points less than the second South Korea in group A. Qatar can not catch up with the world cup, but the 2026 World Cup jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico should be officially expanded to 48 teams.
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However, in March, FIFA also approved the restructuring of the World Club Cup. The New World Club Cup will be held from June to July 2021, once every four years. It will be held in the period when the original federation cup was held. The federation cup will also be cancelled, and the organization plan of the world intercontinental events will be discussed in the future.