The FIFA Council today approved the 2022 Annual Report, which highlights a record revenue figure for the body of 7,600 million dollars (7,100 million euros) during the 2019-2022 cycle and the forecast of taking 11,000 million dollars 10,200 million euros ) in time. 2023-2026.
The total income of 7,568 million dollars for the period 2019-2022 represents an increase of 18% (1,147 million dollars) compared to the 6,421 million dollars of the 2015-2018 cycle and 18% more (1,128 million dollars) than the budget of income for the entire cycle.
The largest share corresponds to the sale of television rights, which reached 3,426 million dollars (45% of revenue for the entire cycle) and increased by 10% in 2019-2022 compared to the previous cycle. The second largest source of revenue was the sale of marketing rights, which generated $1.795 million.
This will be the 32-team Club World Cup
In addition to the document with economic data, the Council adopted decisions on future competitions on Tuesday, such as the quotas that each confederation will have in the first edition of the Club World Cup with 32 teams in June-July 2025 , where UEFA will have 12 representatives. , six from CONMEBOL, four from CONCACAF, CAF and AFC and one from OFC and one from the host.
The 2023 Club World Cup, which will be played using the current seven-club format, will take place in Saudi Arabia, from December 12 to 22, according to a unanimous decision of the Council.
CONCACAF, with 6 teams in the 2026 World Cup
FIFA also confirmed that the hosts of the 2026 World Cup, Mexico, the United States and Canada, will qualify directly for the final stage and their places will be deducted from the 6 allocated in CONCACAF.
The 2030 World Cup headquarters election has a date
The Council confirmed that the host of the 2030 World Cup will be chosen in the third quarter of 2024. The candidacy regulations will be approved in June 2023. Spain has chosen to host it along with Portugal and Ukraine.
Finally, the organizer of the 2027 Women’s World Cup will be chosen in the second quarter of 2024 (the candidacy regulations in March 2023) and the organizer of the 2031 Women’s World Cup in the second quarter of 2025 (the candidacy regulations in the second quarter of 2024 ).
Source: La Verdad
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