2026 World Cup thread

[Inky_Wretch]

Infantino - Full speed ahead and we are expanding the field to 64 too!

Fifa accelerate plans for 64-team World Cup amid Gianni Infantino sell-off proposal

 

[Bubbler]

I’m just glad CONCACAF is on the right side of this.

 

[micropolitan guy]

I’m just glad CONCACAF is on the right side of this.

So the USA is with the CACAFS, and not the CONS?

 

[Bubbler]

So the USA is with the CACAFS, and not the CONS?

I think they’re with the ONCA.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Always a good idea to blindside senior staff.

Senior FIFA executive says staff were deceived over Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan

 

[dixiehack]

This plan is toast. It always takes a few days longer to pull the plug than people expect while the lawyers sort things out and people finally come to terms that their dream has died. And I’d say Infantino has a 1-in-4 chance of keeping his job.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

So the USA is with the CACAFS, and not the CONS?

Well, T&T is in CONCACAF and after what one of their execs tried to pull ... he's a con.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

The head of CONMEBOL tweeted today the next WC will feature 64 teams - even though FIFA has not officially announced it yet.

Cleveland State has a chance!

 

[micropolitan guy]

Cleveland State has a chance!

Definitely on the bubble.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Cleveland State has a chance!

Until Kentuckugal gets popped for something.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Infantino caves.

Fifa World Cup plans: Governing body scraps Gianni Infantino's private investment proposal after widespread opposition

 

[Webster]

Infantino caves.

Fifa World Cup plans: Governing body scraps Gianni Infantino's private investment proposal after widespread opposition

Turns out the FIFA reflecting pool wasn’t damaged by the hydration breaks.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Dangit, I was trying to get a private equity whale to invest in the global chips-and-dip market.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Turns out the FIFA reflecting pool wasn’t damaged by the hydration breaks.

Especially when they discovered that the damage to the lining in the bottom of the pool was done by all the cleats on the bottoms of their boots.

 

[HanSenSE]

 

[Here me roar]

They're starting to line up against the corrupt *******

Concacaf has taken aim at FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who scrapped his plan to sell off a stake in the organization to private investors.

Concacaf takes aim at FIFA president Infantino in blistering statement

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

They're starting to line up against the corrupt *******

Concacaf has taken aim at FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who scrapped his plan to sell off a stake in the organization to private investors.

Concacaf takes aim at FIFA president Infantino in blistering statement

Directly under and in front of the bus.

Concacaf's complaint over Infantino operating unilaterally was shared in an extraordinary statement from FIFA chief operating officer Kevin Lamour on Friday.​

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Lamour said the controversial proposal was "the project of one person" and said "the time has now come for football political leaders to ask themselves the right questions and make the right decisions."​

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Former U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro, who was a senior adviser for Infantino, quit on Friday due to the proposal."I cannot stand by while FIFA considers selling a stake in the World Cup," Cordeiro said. "Let me be clear. I had no involvement in this proposal, and I oppose it unequivocally."​

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Infantino is up for re-election in March. According to a report in The i Paper, Concacaf president and FIFA Council vice president Victor Montagliani is considering a run to challenge Infantino.​

The sharp knives are out.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Who lasts longer, Romo or Infantino?

 

[HanSenSE]

When you've lost Wales ...

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

When you've lost Wales ...

Moby is +1