UEFA and Concacaf are planning to launch a joint Nations League featuring all 96 national teams from Europe, North and Central America and the Caribbean, in a fresh confrontation with FIFA.

The two football confederations, which have been pushing for Gianni Infantino to step down as FIFA president following plans to sell the commercial rights to the World Cup to private investment funds, are working on a biennial tournament that could be launched in 2028, after the European Championship.

According to The Guardian, the talks are still at an early stage, but UEFA and Concacaf are working towards a competition modelled on the Nations League tournaments already organised by the two confederations. Following the group stage, a final four would determine the champion.

League A would feature Europe’s biggest national teams, including Spain, France, England, Portugal and Germany, who would face the highest-ranked Concacaf nations such as Mexico, the United States and Canada.

UEFA and Concacaf launched their respective Nations Leagues in 2018, with both confederations scheduling matches during the same international windows. As The Guardian notes, the mechanisms needed to establish a joint competition are therefore already in place.

Under the current proposal, the group stage would be played during the existing international windows in September, October and November, followed by the knockout matches in March and the finals in June.