Seems likely that the Confederations Cup will no longer be played according to many news reports.
Infantino wants an expanded Club World Cup held every four years instead.
Infantino sees more potential in this as attracting public interest and financial returns.
Leaked story from the Spanish media:
http://www.marca.com/en/football/international-foo...
24 team Club World Cup 2021 will have 12 European clubs, five from CONMEBOL, two each from Africa, Asia, CONCACAF, and either one full place for Oceania or half a place (team to enter a play-off).
Bad for NZ and Oceania on two fronts:
1. Confederations Cup provided us with decent competition at little expense every four years and helped with our World Cup play-off preps.
No Confederations Cup = no more Oceania Nations Cup which was only revived in the 1990's after decades in abeyance because of the prize of the Confederations Cup. The cost wouldn't merit continuing with it.
2. No annual Club World Cup = no annual OFC Champions League. It would only need to be played every four years to determine which Oceania club side had a tilt at the Club World Cup. The Oceania club might not even get direct entry and have to face a play-off against a club from another Confederation.
Also that lucrative yearly source of income from Club World Cup money for Auckland City and the ISPSHanda Premiership sides will dry up.