A World Cup with no participants – it could be Gianni Infantino’s boldest move yet | Marina Hyde
Fifa president Gianni Infantino during the World Cup 2026 play-offs draw in Zurich, Switzerland, 20 November 2025. Photograph: Claudio Thoma/EPAView image in fullscreenFifa president Gianni Infantino during the World Cup 2026 play-offs draw in Zurich, Switzerland, 20 November 2025. Photograph: Claudio Thoma/EPAOpinionGianni InfantinoA World Cup with no participants – it could be Gianni Infantino’s boldest move yetMarina HydeYou’ve got to admire the Fifa president’s chutzpah in trying to flog off football’s greatest prize.
- ▪Fifa president Gianni Infantino during the World Cup 2026 play-offs draw in Zurich, Switzerland, 20 November 2025.
- ▪Photograph: Claudio Thoma/EPAView image in fullscreenFifa president Gianni Infantino during the World Cup 2026 play-offs draw in Zurich, Switzerland, 20 November 2025.
- ▪Photograph: Claudio Thoma/EPAOpinionGianni InfantinoA World Cup with no participants – it could be Gianni Infantino’s boldest move yetMarina HydeYou’ve got to admire the Fifa president’s chutzpah in trying to flog off football’s greatest pr
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Fifa president Gianni Infantino during the World Cup 2026 play-offs draw in Zurich, Switzerland, 20 November 2025. Photograph: Claudio Thoma/EPAView image in fullscreenFifa president Gianni Infantino during the World Cup 2026 play-offs draw in Zurich, Switzerland, 20 November 2025. Photograph: Claudio Thoma/EPAOpinionGianni InfantinoA World Cup with no participants – it could be Gianni Infantino’s boldest move yetMarina HydeYou’ve got to admire the Fifa president’s chutzpah in trying to flog off football’s greatest prize. If only Uefa wasn’t being so pesky about it allFri 31 Jul 2026 08.44 EDTLast modified on Fri 31 Jul 2026 08.48 EDTShareImagine a plan so distasteful that even the Americans and a Middle Eastern nepo-royal football boss can’t be doing with it.
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