Lise Klaveness is the first football federation chief to go public with concerns about the rapid, short-circuit process that effectively decided the 2030 and 2034 hosts in secret meetings led by FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
I’d like to see the country who gets the men’s World Cup also host the women’s World Cup. Would make sense to re-use infrastructure. FIFA would prove they care about women’s game. Would the Emirati nations still want in?
Actually dont think.thats a good idea. The men play june to juli. The women cant play simultaneously with the men, because that would exceed the capacities for fan accomodation as well as might push the pitches beyond what they can take.
So if they have to play immediately afterwards, people most certainly will care less since the greatest tournament has just ended a few days prior and this is dominating the headlines, so the women would be an afterthought.
So imo its good that they play somewhere else in different years, as this allows people in other markets to get excited for a tournament.
I’d like to see the country who gets the men’s World Cup also host the women’s World Cup. Would make sense to re-use infrastructure. FIFA would prove they care about women’s game. Would the Emirati nations still want in?
Actually dont think.thats a good idea. The men play june to juli. The women cant play simultaneously with the men, because that would exceed the capacities for fan accomodation as well as might push the pitches beyond what they can take.
So if they have to play immediately afterwards, people most certainly will care less since the greatest tournament has just ended a few days prior and this is dominating the headlines, so the women would be an afterthought.
So imo its good that they play somewhere else in different years, as this allows people in other markets to get excited for a tournament.