2026 World Cup: Can Baloga take down Infantino?

Uefa drew new battle lines on Tuesday when it voiced strong opposition to Balogin’s decision.

European football’s governing body FIFA said it had crossed a red line and described it as an “unprecedented, incomprehensible and irrational decision”.

But this was not the first time UEFA had crossed swords with FIFA.

In the year Taking a walk during the FIFA congress break.

Infantino was accompanying Trump on a diplomatic tour of the Middle East and arrived two hours and 17 minutes late.

Uefa also wanted to score political points during the World Cup.

UEFA announced that Artan landed in Somalia last month You are invited to judge the UEFA Super Cup Between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa on August 12.

And he is eager to apply to UEFA this year. How cheap are Euro 2028 tickets? Compared to the World Cup. It does not introduce wet breaks or red cards for players who cover their mouths.

Infantino, remember, came from Uefa. He was the man who presented the Champions League matches for many years.

He’s not the man there these days – he spoke at the Uefa congress in February – but there’s a clear misunderstanding.

With all this in mind, should Infantino’s position really be in doubt?

in contrast. Infantino is popular with many federations around the world – and most of them are in FIFA’s game development.

Infantino’s FIFA Face-to-face program has funded soccer projects around the world, and created opportunities through the expanded World Cup.

Sixteen more countries have now qualified – many with less depth than the confederation. Europe got only three more places.

This world cup below the top, Asia and CONCACAF have a lot of work ahead of them. Being competitive.

But Infantino presented his dream, only countries that could not play in the World Cup before can get there. Like Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan.

Despite all the criticism of the 48-team format, Cape Verde gave them the opportunity to live their dreams.

And will it allow less traditional football nations to develop and strengthen their game – and is this positive for football around the world?

The catch?

Tournaments like the World Cup and big ticket prices pay for these projects.

FIFA is expected to bring in $9bn (£7.9bn) this year.

Uefa may oppose much of what FIFA and Infantino stand for, but European football is the game’s richest man. For the most part, it can support itself.

The rest of the game depends on the money Infantino and FIFA generate.

There are 211 countries in FIFA. Each gets a vote on the presidency, 106 are needed to win the election.

Let’s look at the math.

In April, CONMEBOL – the South American confederation – said 10 of its countries would support Infantino.

Three weeks later, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed that it had received unanimous support from its 54 member associations.

The 47-nation Asian Football Confederation soon followed suit.

Infantino already has 111 votes. He can’t beat him.

Although UEFA thought they could put together a candidate capable of posing a challenge, the race was already underway.

Infantino in 2011. He was re-elected unopposed in 2019 and 2023. It would take something truly spectacular for anyone to challenge him, let alone beat him in 2027.