FIFA faces criticism over leadership and controversial investment plans, leading to withdrawal of support.

The entities involved

• FIFA →

  international governing body of association football

  • Omar Artan, who represents Somalia, was poised to be a World Cup referee but faced denial of entry by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Andrew Giuliani defended the policy.Sun 21:00
  • Brasileirão league is paused for the FIFA window, while business intelligence tracks companies in Latin America.Sun 10:30
• Gianni Infantino →

  Swiss-Italian football administrator

  • The 2026 FIFA World Cup is a major international sporting event in North America, expected to attract millions of international visitors.Sun 21:34
  • Gianni Infantino serves as the President of FIFA.Sun 09:26
• World Cup →

  women's handball competition

  • Narendra Modi led a yoga program in Kolkata as the city celebrated record turnout for yoga events and telecast World Cup matches.Mon 17:35
  • The city of Kansas City is hosting the FIFA Fan Festival in celebration of the World Cup.Mon 01:27

Related events

• Infantino faces leadership challenges regarding the financial viability and private investment plan for the World Cup.Sep 17
• Donald Trump lobbied Gianni Infantino regarding player suspensions during the World Cup knockout stage.Jul 7
• Infantino's leadership of FIFA was deemed flawed.Jul 31
• COO Lamour criticized the World Cup's revenue model, resulting in his departure from FIFA.Aug 18
• A complaint has been filed with the FIFA Council regarding political neutrality, amid pressure over the suspension of Folarin Balogun. Infantino leads the council.Aug 2