Zbigniew Boniek, UEFA vice president, said they are working on the format that the tournament would have with 10 more teams.
The South American teams will be able to participate in the Nations league from 2024, the Polish said on Friday Zbigniew Boniek, UEFA vice president.
“It is the last League of Nations with this format (2022-2023, drawn on Thursday). Starting in 2024, the Conmebol (South American Football Confederation) will join the competition”Said Boniek in an interview with the Polish website Matches.
“I don’t know yet with what format, we are working on that,” he added, estimating that the participation of South American countries in the tournament “will make the League of Nations more important.”
The Nations League is a tournament promoted by UEFA and two editions have been played so far, with titles for Portugal in 2019 and France in 2021.
“UEFA is working on a certain number of projects with Conmebol, including a common League of Nations, but nothing is closed,” a UEFA spokesperson told the newspaper. AFP.
Boniek, who played for Juventus in the 1980s alongside Michel Platini, was also Poland’s coach.
This year he stepped down from his post as president of the Polish Football Federation, which he had held since 2012, and joined UEFA’s board of directors. (D)
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