The president-elect will be in power when the USA co-hosts the 2026 World Cup and has already played a key role in Saudi Arabia’s future plans for the game
US President Donald Trump pretends to give a red card to members of the news media while meeting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and US Soccer President Carlos Cordeiro in the Oval Office at the White House. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
If a lot of the world is concerned about Donald Trump’s return to power in the United States, there will be relief in one high office. That is Gianni Infantino’s, which is now facing far fewer complications ahead of the 2026 World Cup and so much more. One figure who knows the Fifa president insists he will be “100 percent delighted, maybe even more”.
Infantino’s quick congratulations to Trump on Instagram, his current communications channel of choice, said much more than the bland statement intended. “We will have a great Fifa World Cup and a great Fifa Club World Cup in the United States of America,” Infantino said in a post replete with emojis. “Football unites the world!”
