Infantino offers apology but 'no answers' at FIFA meeting over World Cup plan

Hewitt and Neuendorf are among the 36 members of the FIFA Council, along with Infantino.

Infantino offers apology but 'no answers' at FIFA meeting over World Cup plan (Photo: Citizen Digital)

FIFA president Gianni Infantino looks on during a meeting with the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on November 17, 2025. FIFA president Gianni Infantino has lost the "confidence" of the UEFA, European football's governing body, it said in a statement on August 1, 2026, after his plan to allow private investment in the World Cup was withdrawn following a global backlash.

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16 Oct 2026 · citizen.digital

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