The FIFA World Cup 2026 ended with the biggest and most controversial event ever, overtaking AFCON 2026. From the start of the World Cup until the end of the tournament, controversies followed. Even after the end of the World Cup, issues kept following FIFA.
Why did Europe get pissed at FIFA?
This was surely the biggest boiling point for UEFA against FIFA and Infantino. The story started before the game between Belgium and the USA. The USA President claimed that he called the FIFA chief to remove the red card for Bolugina before Belgium’s match. The Belgium Federation made an appeal against the decision, but the appeal was rejected.
Following this, the France Federation appealed against Michael Olise’s yellow card against Spain in the semi-final. But the story continued, and the plea was rejected again.
The issues between FIFA and UEFA kept growing, but the final nail in the coffin came after the World Cup. When the FIFA President announced that he wanted to involve private investors in the FIFA World Cup, UEFA was loud and clear this time that if any such act proceeded, there would be a boycott of the 2030 World Cup.
Will Infantino continue his job?
The issues between UEFA and FIFA kept growing until Infantino stepped down from his position. But the issue had already damaged the relationship between both governing bodies. UEFA had already communicated to Infantino that he should step down from the President’s post; otherwise, they would force him to do so.
While the FIFA President was trying to secure his job, he tried to contact the President of the United States of America three times, but no response came from the other side. Despite this, a few days ago Donald Trump suggested his name for President of the United Nations.
Right now, the situation is so bad that federations backing Infantino for re-election have stepped back. On the other side, the UEFA President is meeting with the PSG CEO over a potential boycott of the upcoming Club World Cup. According to reports, even AFCON nations are against the FIFA President.
What will happen if he stays?
The situation is clear: he is not able to keep the job. Let’s look at one of the biggest “what if” scenarios at the football administration level. Somehow, if Infantino survives all the mess he made, he will bring the idea of privatizing FIFA. That will pay off up to a total of 40 million for small federations like our Pakistani Federation. But the soul of the World Cup will be dead.
Following this, the President will take steps to punish UEFA, especially Norway, as they went to court over this chain of sporting blunders. Their federation will also face a harsh bloodbath. He may openly assist the USA.
All these things are exciting to follow up on. Who will he recognize as the winner, and who will be punished?