# FIFA backs Infantino but apologises over World Cup investment plan

https://mins.news/en/item/14616

- France 24, 2026-08-06 00:01 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260806-fifa-backs-infantino-but-apologises-over-world-cup-investment-plan

> FIFA’s leadership has reaffirmed its full backing for president Gianni Infantino. It also apologised for how it handled a now-abandoned proposal to open the World Cup to private investment. The organisation acknowledged that the plan should have been managed differently. The proposal had prompted a fierce international backlash.

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