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Arsene Wenger's radical World Cup plans explained: FIFA wants to hold the tournament every TWO years from 2028, and this week is decisive in the scheme that could change football forever... so, could it really happen?

Arsene Wenger's radical proposal to hold the World Cup every two years has raised plenty of eyebrows across the world this week.

The former Arsenal boss is now FIFA's Global Head of Football Development, and he is set to meet a host of famous former professionals this week to discuss his plans.

But what exactly is he proposing, will it work, and what happens next? Here, Sportsmail takes a deep dive into the proposals to find out...

Arsene Wenger has put forward plans to change the World Cup from every four years to two

What is Wenger's plan?

Essentially, Wenger's proposal centres around the idea of reducing the amount of international fixtures in the calendar, but having a huge tournament at the end of each season.