The head of world football's governing body said there had been heated discussions and sharply contrasting opinions on the idea emanating from different global regions. But Infantino nonetheless said he thought it was possible to reach a compromise position before the virtual global FIFA summit being convened in late December.
"That must be our main objective: to reach a consensus," he told a press conference in Zurich, following a meeting of the FIFA Council, the organisation's main decision-making body.
FIFA has been actively pushing the idea of a biennial World Cup, rather than staging the competition every four years. It is an incendiary topic given the various interests at stake, between clubs and national teams, domestic leagues and international competitions. Infantino stressed that so far, FIFA had not asked countries whether or not they agreed with the proposals but had simply presented them to trigger discussion on the future of the game.