European Football · Thursday, October 15, 2026
Infantino faces criticism ahead of 2026 World Cup
The FIFA president will have to answer for several controversial matters during a council meeting in Zurich.
By Editorial team
Gianni Infantino appears before the FIFA council on Thursday to justify his role in the abandonment of the World Cup sale project, the Folarin Balogun affair, and the awarding of the peace prize to Donald Trump. This meeting in Zurich, expected to be highly tense, comes a few months before the 2026 tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Opponents are calling for an independent investigation into the governance of the global body.