Kylian Mbappe against FIFA World Cup Proposed Switch to 2-Year Cycle
FIFA has claimed staging the World Cup every two years would offer enormous financial benefits for its member federations but Frech striker, Kylian Mbappe believes staging the World Cup every two years instead of every four would render the competition less attractive.
The 23-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward shot to global fame as a teenager as France won the 2018 World Cup, scoring four goals in Russia, a feat heightened he says by its feeling of rarity.
“It’s amazing. It is an event you might only compete in once in a lifetime.
“It’s so special because it is every four years and if you play it every two years you’ll make it feel more like an everyday experience,” he said at an awards ceremony in Dubai.
Mbappe said it was important not to wear players out, but that maintaining the competition’s beauty was his key motive.
Next year’s World Cup in Qatar is due to be the last with 32 teams before the competition expands to feature 48 nations from 2026.
